Intel Core i5-7400 vs Intel Core i5-2550K
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-7400 and Intel Core i5-2550K. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 880 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 853 |
| 2809 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 2769 |
| 5518 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 4090 |
| 2110 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1749 |
| 3160 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 2859 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-7400 | Processor | Intel Core i5-2550K |
| 3000 MHz | Frequency | 3400 MHz |
| 3500 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3800 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 630 | GPU | |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Socket 1151 LGA | Package | LGA1155 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 888 | Single-Core Score | 853 |
| 3048 | Multi-Core Score | 2589 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.3.2 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 10.15.7 (Build 19H1323) | Operating System | Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | Model | Generic |
| iMac18,2 | Model ID | |
| Apple Inc. Mac-77F17D7DA9285301 iMac18,2 | Motherboard | ASRock Z77 Extreme4 |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-7400 | Name | Intel Core i5-2550K |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 9 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 |
| 3.00 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.40 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 5.90 GHz | |
| Package | Socket 1155 LGA | |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 2 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 2 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 2 |
| 6.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 6.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 32.00 GB | Size | 4.00 GB |
| Frequency | 799 MHz | |
| 2667 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR4 | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Channels | 1 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 888 | Single-Core Score | 853 |
|---|---|---|
| 1139 | Crypto Score | 931 |
| 820 | Integer Score | 816 |
| 993 | Floating Point Score | 921 |
| 1139 1.94 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 931 1.59 GB/sec |
| 777 3.93 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 935 4.73 MB/sec |
| 836 39.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 932 44.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 866 2.44 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 730 2.06 MTE/sec |
| 760 892.3 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 798 937.2 KElements/sec |
| 786 246.3 Krows/sec | SQLite | 792 248.1 Krows/sec |
| 876 47.5 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 831 45.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 837 266.6 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 737 234.8 KB/sec |
| 797 6.21 Klines/sec | Clang | 822 6.41 Klines/sec |
| 855 9.91 images/sec | Camera | 792 9.18 images/sec |
| 738 923.8 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 932 1.17 Mpairs/sec |
| 1019 6315.9 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 896 5552.2 FPS |
| 786 43.2 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 841 46.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 887 6.83 images/sec | Face Detection | 874 6.73 images/sec |
| 864 21.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 878 21.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1635 80.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1457 71.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1591 21.7 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1543 21.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1123 902.0 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1013 813.1 Kpixels/sec |
| 818 7.32 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 619 5.55 Kpixels/sec |
| 826 26.4 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 895 28.6 Words/sec |
| 1041 40.2 images/sec | Machine Learning | 598 23.1 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 3048 | Multi-Core Score | 2589 |
|---|---|---|
| 4504 | Crypto Score | 2107 |
| 2745 | Integer Score | 2486 |
| 3462 | Floating Point Score | 2891 |
| 4504 7.68 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 2107 3.59 GB/sec |
| 2431 12.3 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 3202 16.2 MB/sec |
| 2853 135.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 3528 166.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 2320 6.54 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1387 3.91 MTE/sec |
| 2848 3.34 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 3098 3.64 MElements/sec |
| 2981 933.8 Krows/sec | SQLite | 2061 645.6 Krows/sec |
| 2967 161.0 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 2430 131.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 2746 875.0 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1853 590.3 KB/sec |
| 2856 22.2 Klines/sec | Clang | 3140 24.5 Klines/sec |
| 2781 32.2 images/sec | Camera | 2563 29.7 images/sec |
| 2814 3.52 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 3373 4.22 Mpairs/sec |
| 3835 23757.7 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 3544 21959.1 FPS |
| 3096 170.2 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 3486 191.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 3444 26.5 images/sec | Face Detection | 3442 26.5 images/sec |
| 3217 79.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2906 71.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 5096 250.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 3876 190.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 5577 76.0 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 4486 61.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 4865 3.91 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 4261 3.42 Mpixels/sec |
| 2910 26.1 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 2297 20.6 Kpixels/sec |
| 2241 71.6 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1697 54.2 Words/sec |
| 2565 99.1 images/sec | Machine Learning | 978 37.8 images/sec |