Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2550K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2550K CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 46.46

Overall Rank:
2461st fastest in multithreading out of 5447 CPUs
2173rd fastest in single threading out of 5447 CPUs
668th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $91.00 USD (2025-10-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4228

Single Thread Rating

1770

Samples: 161*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,682
Thread: 1,867

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	14,803 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,555 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,121 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,073 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68,722 KBytes/Sec
Physics	357 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,428 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,770 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$91.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,565
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,416
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,959
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,847
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,518
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,116
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		4,228

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		265.57
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		170.70
Intel Core i5-12400F		153.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		144.83
Intel Core i9-14900K		127.60
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.32
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.80
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		46.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,698
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,603
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		1,770

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2933706 - Sep 26 2025		4592
BL2932207 - Sep 25 2025		4597
BL2662130 - May 30 2025		4585
BL2574218 - Apr 22 2025		4368
BL2338049 - Jan 12 2025		4981

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		4,228
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,513 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,791 (+13.3%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,631 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,399 (+4.1%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Core i5-2550K		3,427 (-19.0%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		3,332 (-21.2%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		5,239 (+23.9%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,653 (+10.0%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,638 (+9.7%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,102 (-3.0%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		3,636 (-14.0%)
AMD FX-4350 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2550K		3,184 (-24.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,414
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,135
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,252
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,506
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,622
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,498
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,487
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,413
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		546

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