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EPYC 7742 vs Core i5-3550

EPYC 7742 vs Core i5-3550: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — EPYC 7742 outperforms Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing EPYC 7742 is 2656 days newer than Core i5-3550.

Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742

  • Performs up to 2000% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-3550 - 21 vs 1 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 128 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550

  • Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 77 vs 225 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD EPYC 7742 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Cities: Skylines II.
Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

21

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

1

4%

Value, $/FPS

$335/FPS

100%

Price, $

$335

100%

Value Winner

Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor

Buy for $335 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11472 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1204

100%

Multi-Core

11782

100%

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

639

53%

Multi-Core

1896

16%

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo

AMD EPYC 7742

vs
Intel Core i5-3550 Logo

Intel Core i5-3550

Aug 7th, 2019
Release DateApr 29th, 2012
EPYCCollectionCore i5
RomeCodenameIvy Bridge
AMD Socket SP3SocketIntel Socket 1155
Server
Segment
Desktop
64
Cores4
128
Threads4
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
225 WTDP
77 W
7 nm
Process Size22 nm
22.5xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 2500
NoOverclockableNo

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