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Core i5-3550 vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Core i5-3550 vs Ryzen 9 3950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 3950X 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 9 3950X is 2766 days newer than Core i5-3550.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550

  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 77 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

  • Performs up to 8% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i5-3550 - 205 vs 190 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 32 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of HITMAN 3.
HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

190

92.6829268292683%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


FPS

205

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€579.7

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Retail (AM4/16 Core/4,70 GHz/70 MB/105 W) 100-100000051WOF Silber

Buy for 579.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74418 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 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

639

37.5%

Multi-Core

1896

17.726252804786835%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


Single-Core

1704

100%

Multi-Core

10696

100%

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo

Intel Core i5-3550

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Nov 25th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy BridgeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
77 W
TDP105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
35.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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