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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2550K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 2715 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Core i5-2550K
- Up to 45% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $70.00 vs $126.99
- Up to 38% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 7 3700X - $0.10 vs $0.16 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 14% better in Valorant than Core i5-2550K - 804 vs 703 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 16 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K | vs | Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-2550K or Ryzen 7 3700X
With selected game settings
589 FPS
$1.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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502 FPS
$2.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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502 FPS
$2.59/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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591 FPS
$3.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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452 FPS
$2.21/FPS
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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558 FPS
$2.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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577 FPS
$1.96/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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452 FPS
$2.21/FPS
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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433 FPS
$2.84/FPS
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64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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653 FPS
$4.59/FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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