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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 3912 days newer than Core i5-3550.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 56% better in New World than Core i5-3550 - 156 vs 100 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 24 vs 4 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Ryzen 9 7900
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
89 FPS
$26.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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89 FPS
$27.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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89 FPS
$20.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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144 FPS
$22.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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