Product Collection
Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical Segment
Desktop
Processor Number
i5-2550K
Lithography
32 nm

CPU Specifications

Total Cores
4
Total Threads
4
Max Turbo Frequency
3.80 GHz
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency
3.80 GHz
Processor Base Frequency
3.40 GHz
Cache
6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Bus Speed
5 GT/s
TDP
95 W

Supplemental Information

Marketing Status
Discontinued
Launch Date
Q1'12
Expected Discontinuance
Q1'13
Servicing Status
End of Servicing Lifetime
End of Servicing Updates Date
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Embedded Options Available
No
Datasheet

Memory Specifications

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB
Memory Types
DDR3 1066/1333
Max # of Memory Channels
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
21 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
No

GPU Specifications

Intel® Quick Sync Video
Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology
No
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology
No

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision
2.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
16

Package Specifications

Sockets Supported
FCLGA1155,LGA1155
Max CPU Configuration
1
TCASE
72.6°C
Package Size
37.5mm x 37.5mm

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
2.0
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
No
Intel® 64
Yes
Instruction Set
64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Idle States
Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Yes
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Yes
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology
Yes

Security & Reliability

Intel® AES New Instructions
Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology
No
Execute Disable Bit
Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
No
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Yes