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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 3803 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of Core i5-3550S
- Up to 95% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $19.95 vs $378.72
- Up to 94% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.13 vs $2.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 11% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i5-3550S - 175 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 24 vs 4 threads
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
158
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.95
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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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550S | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-3550S or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
141 FPS
$13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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136 FPS
$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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175 FPS
$28.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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153 FPS
$16.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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159 FPS
$14.47/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$30.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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136 FPS
$15.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
$17.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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118 FPS
$27.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$30.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
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16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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