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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3550S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 3803 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of Core i5-3550S
- Up to 96% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $16.19 vs $406.37
- Up to 94% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.09 vs $1.60 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 35% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-3550S - 282 vs 209 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 32 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
209
74%
Value, €/FPS
€0.09/FPS
100%
Price, €
€17.97
100%
Value Winner
INTEL SR0P3 Intel Core i5-3550S 6M Cache 3.00GHz FCLGA1155 Processor CM80637 Intel-Core-i5-3550S-SR0P3-3-00GHZ-6MB-5GT-s-LGA-1155-Socket-H2-Quad
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550S | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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