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Core i3-550 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i3-550 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $138

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MSRP in USD: $699

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i3-550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 4503 days newer than Core i3-550.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-550

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 73 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 12% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i3-550 - 236 vs 211 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-550 - 32 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010


FPS

211

89%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

236

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010


Single-Core

419

14%

Multi-Core

864

4%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i3-550

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

May 30th, 2010Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i3CollectionRyzen 9
ClarkdaleCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1156SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.7 GHz
73 W
TDP170 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
24.0xMultiplier
45.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i3-550 or Ryzen 9 7950X

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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