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Core i3-550 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Core i3-550 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $138

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $699

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i3-550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 4602 days newer than Core i3-550.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-550

  • Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 73 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

  • Performs up to 5% better in Control than Core i3-550 - 208 vs 199 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-550 - 32 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Control.
Control

Control

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010


FPS

199

96%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

208

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$786.25

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor

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In Stock

Updated 61 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010


Single-Core

419

14%

Multi-Core

864

4%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2918

100%

Multi-Core

19633

100%

Intel Core i3-550

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

May 30th, 2010Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i3CollectionRyzen 9
ClarkdaleCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1156SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.7 GHz
73 W
TDP120 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
24.0xMultiplier
42.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i3-550 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Control, 1920 x 1080, High

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