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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X 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 5 3600X is 2715 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $99.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing F1 22 than Ryzen 5 3600X - $0.38 vs $0.75 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 8% better in F1 22 than Core i5-2550K - 279 vs 258 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 12 vs 4 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Ryzen 5 3600X
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
100 FPS
$11.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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86 FPS
$14.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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63 FPS
$31.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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