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Core i5-3550 vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Core i5-3550 vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

4.2 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU AM5 4.2GHz (5.0 Turbo) 8-Core 120W 104MB Cache 5nm 7th Gen Radeon Graphics NO HEATSINK/FAN - 100-100000910WOF

Buy for £552.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 228 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

4.2 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU AM5 4.2GHz (5.0 Turbo) 8-Core 120W 104MB Cache 5nm 7th Gen Radeon Graphics NO HEATSINK/FAN - 100-100000910WOF

Buy for £552.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 228 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7 7800X3D is 3902 days newer than Core i5-3550.

Advantages of Core i5-3550

  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 77 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 7 7800X3D

  • Performs up to 33% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-3550 - 207 vs 156 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 16 vs 4 threads
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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

75%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

207

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.67/FPS

100%

Price, £

£552.48

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU AM5 4.2GHz (5.0 Turbo) 8-Core 120W 104MB Cache 5nm 7th Gen Radeon Graphics NO HEATSINK/FAN - 100-100000910WOF

Buy for £552.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 228 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

639

24%

Multi-Core

1896

12%

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2719

100%

Multi-Core

15172

100%

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo

Core i5-3550

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Ivy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
77 W
TDP120 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
33.0xMultiplier
42.0x
Intel HD 2500Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockableNo

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