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Core i5-3550 vs Ryzen 5 1600X

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

Availability

MSRP in USD: $194

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $249

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 1600X 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 1600X is 1808 days newer than Core i5-3550.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550

  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 77 vs 95 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

  • Performs up to 8% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-3550 - 168 vs 156 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Horizon Zero Dawn.
Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

156

92.85714285714286%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Logo
Ryzen 5 1600X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

168

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€81.22

100%

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Logo
Ryzen 5 1600X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

639

56.90115761353517%

Multi-Core

1896

39.78178766261016%

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Logo
Ryzen 5 1600X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1123

100%

Multi-Core

4766

100%

Intel Core i5-3550

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
77 W
TDP95 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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