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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $194
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 2704 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i5-3550 - 202 vs 200 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $150.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Control than Core i5-3550 - $0.74 vs $1.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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