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.

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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: NA

Overall Rank:
2275th fastest in multithreading out of 5155 CPUs
2021st fastest in single threading out of 5155 CPUs
646th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4197

Single Thread Rating

1765

Samples: 159*
*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	14,735 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,515 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,084 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,063 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68,295 KBytes/Sec
Physics	356 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,392 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,765 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,655
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,294
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,015
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,485
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,165
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		4,197

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F		196.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.17
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.84
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.23
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		NA
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 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		1,765

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2662130 - May 30 2025		4585
BL2574218 - Apr 22 2025		4368
BL2338049 - Jan 12 2025		4981
BL2082191 - Apr 20 2024		4592
BL2082164 - Apr 20 2024		4550

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 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		4,197
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,965 (+18.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,939 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,787 (+14.1%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,670 (+11.3%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,517 (+7.6%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,399 (+4.8%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2550K		3,702 (-11.8%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		3,685 (-12.2%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2550K		3,384 (-19.4%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs Intel Core i5-2550K		3,199 (-23.8%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,785 (+14.0%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,674 (+11.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,457
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,299
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,482
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,803
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,731
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,639
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,524
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,517
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		544

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