Intel Core i5-2550k
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Intel Core i5-2550k vs Intel Pentium G3240. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2012
Intel Core i5-2550k
Intel Core i5-2550k
Released
Q2/2014
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Intel Pentium G3240
Intel Pentium G3240

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-2550k or Intel Pentium G3240? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-2550k has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2012.

Intel Pentium G3240 has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 54 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-2550k CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    867 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1323 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.57 times less performance per watt

    54 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium G3240 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    702 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    841 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    998 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1281 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1405 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    538 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    665 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    620 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    274 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1045 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-2550k Intel Core i5-2550k
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 2000 left arrow Intel Pentium G3000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.80 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 10
  • Shader
    left arrow 80
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2012
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium G3240 and Intel Core i5-2550k. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3-1333
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-2550k and Intel Pentium G3240 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 54 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-2550k and Intel Core i5-2550k, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Sandy Bridge S left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1155 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q1/2012 left arrow Q2/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-2550k and Intel Pentium G3240.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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