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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 4602 days newer than Core i3-550.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-550
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 73 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 52% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i3-550 - 135 vs 89 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-550 - 32 vs 4 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
135
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£517.92
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology, 16 cores/32 skewed threads, Zen 4 architecture, 144MB cache, 120W TDP, up to 5.7GHz boost frequency, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-550
Desktop • May 30th, 2010
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| May 30th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-550 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
135 FPS
£24.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,300
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135 FPS
£25.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,499.99
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135 FPS
£26.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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