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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 3081 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $70.0 vs $325.0
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 16% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-2550K - 187 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 24 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
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BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
39.32909196067091%
Multi-Core
2040
20.33898305084746%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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