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Core i5 655K

Intel desktop processor · Core i 1st gen · launched May 2010

Launch price
$216
≈ $328 in 2026 dollars
Cores / threads
2 / 4
4 MB L3 cache
Rated power
73 W

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Launch price in today's dollars

The Core i5 655K launched at $216 in 2010. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $328 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 52% rise over 16 years.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2010 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Specifications

VendorIntel
SeriesCore i 1st gen
LaunchedMay 2010
Launch price$216 (1,000-unit price)
SocketLGA 1156
Cores / threads2 / 4
Base clock3.2 GHz
Boost clock3.46 GHz
L3 cache4 MB
Rated power73 W (TDP)
Integrated graphicsHD Graphics
Tier5-series

The Intel 5-series over time

Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
Core i5 7502009$196$30216
Core i5 6502010$176$267—
Core i5 6602010$196$297—
Core i5 6612010$196$297—
Core i5 6702010$284$431—
Core i5 750S2010$259$393—
Core i5 6802010$294$446—
Core i5 655K2010$216$328—
Core i5 7602010$205$311—
Core i5 23002011$177$260—
Core i5 24002011$184$27126
Core i5 2400S2011$195$287—
Core i5 25002011$205$30227
Core i5 2500K2011$216$31830
Core i5 2500S2011$216$318—
Core i5 2500T2011$216$318—

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