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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 3112 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 23% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-3550 - 197 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-3550 - $1.87 vs $2.09 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 32 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Up to 9% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $335.0 vs $369.0
- 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
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
90%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked 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
Max
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 77 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i5-3550
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
197 FPS
$18.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
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105 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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89 FPS
$12.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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170 FPS
$14.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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148 FPS
$14.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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125 FPS
$12.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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95 FPS
$15.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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130 FPS
$13.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,728.4
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125 FPS
$13.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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136 FPS
$41.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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