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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 2625 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $335.0 vs $395.0
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 77 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 23% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3550 - 153 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3550 - $2.58 vs $2.7 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 24 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
84%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
132 FPS
$10.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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137 FPS
$21.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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132 FPS
$20.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,694.96
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120 FPS
$15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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