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Core i3-550 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i3-550 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $138

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock

MSRP $159

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i3-550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 4327 days newer than Core i3-550.

Advantages of Core i3-550

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 18% better in Battlefield IV than Core i3-550 - 437 vs 369 FPS
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-550 - 65 vs 73 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-550 - 12 vs 4 threads
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010


FPS

369

84%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

437

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.2/FPS

100%

Price, €

€85.26

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457

Buy for 85.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7188 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010


Single-Core

419

22%

Multi-Core

864

11%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i3-550 Logo

Core i3-550

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

May 30th, 2010
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i3Ryzen 5
ClarkdaleVermeer
Intel Socket 1156AMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Desktop
2
6
4
12
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Non-Turbo4.2 GHz
73 W
65 W
32 nm
7 nm
24.0x
36.0x
Intel HD
None
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i3-550 or Ryzen 5 5500

With selected game settings

Popular Core i3-550 and Ryzen 5 5500 Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

313.15

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

168.3

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

313.15

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

168.3

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

273.11

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

398.73

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

273.11

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.84

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

110.27

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

398.73

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

771.1

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.84

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

110.27

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

467.41

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.81

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

771.1

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

238.77

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

467.41

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.81

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

238.77

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

468.37

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

439.13

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

468.37

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

511

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

439.13

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

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