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Core i5-3550 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i5-3550 vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9 5950X is 3112 days newer than Core i5-3550.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550

  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 77 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 19% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-3550 - 385 vs 324 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 32 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

324

84.15584415584415%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

385

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£272

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for £272 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65819 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

639

29.191411603471906%

Multi-Core

1896

15.593387614113002%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo

Intel Core i5-3550

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
77 W
TDP105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
34.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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