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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.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (6 Kerne/12 Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Sockel, 19 MB cache, Bis zu 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth Kühler)

Buy for 92.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 327 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (6 Kerne/12 Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Sockel, 19 MB cache, Bis zu 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth Kühler)

Buy for 92.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 327 minutes ago

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 Intel Core i3-550

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

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 19% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-550 - 230 vs 194 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
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010


FPS

194

84%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

230

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.4/FPS

100%

Price, €

€92.78

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (6 Kerne/12 Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Sockel, 19 MB cache, Bis zu 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth Kühler)

Buy for 92.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 327 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

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

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

May 30th, 2010Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i3CollectionRyzen 5
ClarkdaleCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1156SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
73 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i3-550 or Ryzen 5 5500

Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass

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