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Core i5-3550S vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i5-3550S vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core i5-3550S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3112 days newer than Core i5-3550S.

Advantages of Core i5-3550S

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 48% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-3550S - 92 vs 62 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 24 vs 4 threads
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Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-3550S Logo
Core i5-3550S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

62

67%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

92

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.22/FPS

100%

Price, £

£204

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor

Buy for £204 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 170 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-3550S Logo
Core i5-3550S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3550S Logo
Core i5-3550S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

603

28%

Multi-Core

1698

14%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i5-3550S Logo

Core i5-3550S

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
4Threads
24
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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