Intel Core i5-2550K vs AMD FX-8350
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-2550K and AMD FX-8350. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 853 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 566 |
| 2769 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 2765 |
| 4090 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | |
| 1749 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | |
| 2859 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-2550K | Processor | AMD FX-8350 |
| 3400 MHz | Frequency | 4000 MHz |
| 3800 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4200 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| LGA1155 | Package | Socket AM3+ |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 853 | Single-Core Score | 572 |
| 2589 | Multi-Core Score | 2176 |
| Geekbench 5.3.2 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) | Operating System | macOS 12.0 (Build 21A5294g) |
| Generic | Model | MacPro7,1 |
| Model ID | MacPro7,1 | |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | Motherboard | Acidanthera Mac-27AD2F918AE68F61 MacPro7,1 |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-2550K | Name | AMD FX-8350 |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 8 Cores |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0 |
| 3.40 GHz | Base Frequency | 4.02 GHz |
| 5.90 GHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| Socket 1155 LGA | Package | |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 16.0 KB x 8 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB x 4 |
| 6.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 4.00 GB | Size | 20.00 GB |
| 799 MHz | Frequency | |
| Transfer Rate | 667 MT/s | |
| DDR3 SDRAM | Type | DDR3 |
| 1 | Channels |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 853 | Single-Core Score | 572 |
|---|---|---|
| 931 | Crypto Score | 879 |
| 816 | Integer Score | 550 |
| 921 | Floating Point Score | 567 |
| 931 1.59 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 879 1.50 GB/sec |
| 935 4.73 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 754 3.81 MB/sec |
| 932 44.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 625 29.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 730 2.06 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 599 1.69 MTE/sec |
| 798 937.2 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 404 474.9 KElements/sec |
| 792 248.1 Krows/sec | SQLite | 592 185.5 Krows/sec |
| 831 45.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 545 29.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 737 234.8 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 438 139.4 KB/sec |
| 822 6.41 Klines/sec | Clang | 560 4.36 Klines/sec |
| 792 9.18 images/sec | Camera | 509 5.90 images/sec |
| 932 1.17 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 429 536.9 Kpairs/sec |
| 896 5552.2 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 677 4192.3 FPS |
| 841 46.2 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 364 20.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 874 6.73 images/sec | Face Detection | 537 4.14 images/sec |
| 878 21.6 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 464 11.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1457 71.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1209 59.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 1543 21.0 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1043 14.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 1013 813.1 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 651 522.4 Kpixels/sec |
| 619 5.55 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 465 4.17 Kpixels/sec |
| 895 28.6 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 642 20.5 Words/sec |
| 598 23.1 images/sec | Machine Learning | 299 11.6 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 2589 | Multi-Core Score | 2176 |
|---|---|---|
| 2107 | Crypto Score | 1949 |
| 2486 | Integer Score | 2181 |
| 2891 | Floating Point Score | 2202 |
| 2107 3.59 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1949 3.32 GB/sec |
| 3202 16.2 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 2840 14.4 MB/sec |
| 3528 166.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 3020 142.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1387 3.91 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1272 3.59 MTE/sec |
| 3098 3.64 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 1949 2.29 MElements/sec |
| 2061 645.6 Krows/sec | SQLite | 2861 896.4 Krows/sec |
| 2430 131.9 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 2297 124.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1853 590.3 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1588 506.1 KB/sec |
| 3140 24.5 Klines/sec | Clang | 2316 18.0 Klines/sec |
| 2563 29.7 images/sec | Camera | 2173 25.2 images/sec |
| 3373 4.22 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 2005 2.51 Mpairs/sec |
| 3544 21959.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 3661 22680.6 FPS |
| 3486 191.6 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 2392 131.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 3442 26.5 images/sec | Face Detection | 2988 23.0 images/sec |
| 2906 71.6 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2003 49.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 3876 190.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 3324 163.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 4486 61.1 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 3920 53.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 4261 3.42 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 2572 2.07 Mpixels/sec |
| 2297 20.6 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1426 12.8 Kpixels/sec |
| 1697 54.2 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1440 46.0 Words/sec |
| 978 37.8 images/sec | Machine Learning | 815 31.5 images/sec |