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Core i5-3550 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Core i5-3550 vs Ryzen 5 1600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 1600 is 1808 days newer than Core i5-3550.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600

  • Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3550 - 133 vs 124 FPS
  • Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 12 vs 4 threads
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Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

124

93.23308270676691%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

133

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$340.83

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler (YD1600BBAEBOX)

Buy for CA$340.83 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 273 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

639

59.8314606741573%

Multi-Core

1896

41.41546526867628%

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1068

100%

Multi-Core

4578

100%

Intel Core i5-3550

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Ivy BridgeCodenameSummit Ridge
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
77 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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