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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3550S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 3803 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 85% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-3550S - 178 vs 96 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 32 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $198.95 vs $519.99
- Up to 29% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 9 7950X - $2.07 vs $2.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.92/FPS
71%
Price, $
$519.99
38%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
96
54%
Value, $/FPS
$2.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$198.95
100%
Value Winner
INTEL SR0P3 Intel Core i5-3550S 6M Cache 3.00GHz FCLGA1155 Processor CM80637 Intel-Core-i5-3550S-SR0P3-3-00GHZ-6MB-5GT-s-LGA-1155-Socket-H2-Quad
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i5-3550S |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 4 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i5-3550S
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
111 FPS
$24.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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148 FPS
$20.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,089
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148 FPS
$19.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,919
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111 FPS
$24.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,689
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178 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
111 FPS
$26.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,979
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178 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
172 FPS
$17.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
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178 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
178 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
133 FPS
$21.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,919
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175 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
148 FPS
$20.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$3,079
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178 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
172 FPS
$28.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$4,859
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178 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
172 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
148 FPS
$21.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,209
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160 FPS
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
111 FPS
$23.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,579
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148 FPS
$23.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,409
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148 FPS
$19.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,879
In Stock
111 FPS
$30.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$3,379
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178 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
178 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
172 FPS
$22.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,799
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148 FPS
$23.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,509
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111 FPS
$25.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,789
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148 FPS
$21.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,239
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172 FPS
$23.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$4,059
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178 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
111 FPS
$28.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$3,129
In Stock
133 FPS
$20.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,739
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148 FPS
$21.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,239
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138 FPS
$24.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$3,379
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133 FPS
$26.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$3,499
In Stock
111 FPS
$23.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,569
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111 FPS
$25.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,779
In Stock
111 FPS
$26.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 14 TB HDD
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$2,969
In Stock
138 FPS
$20.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,849
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172 FPS
$21.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,639
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173 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
111 FPS
$28.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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$3,209
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138 FPS
$21.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,909
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172 FPS
$25.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$4,329
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111 FPS
$23.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,589
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172 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
160 FPS
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
178 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 4 TB HDD
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