Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3079 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $49.0 vs $261.99
- Up to 79% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.26 vs $1.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 15% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Celeron G550 - 217 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 24 vs 2 threads
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Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
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Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
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Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Celeron | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vermeer |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 12 |
2 | Threads | 24 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |