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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 3912 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Up to 59% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $149.95 vs $368.99
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 203% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-3550S - 330 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 19% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i5-3550S - $1.12 vs $1.38 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 24 vs 4 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL SR0P3 Intel Core i5-3550S 6M Cache 3.00GHz FCLGA1155 Processor CM80637 Intel-Core-i5-3550S-SR0P3-3-00GHZ-6MB-5GT-s-LGA-1155-Socket-H2-Quad
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
330
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$368.99
40%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550S | 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 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3550S or Ryzen 9 7900
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
192 FPS
$10.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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111 FPS
$21.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,359
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111 FPS
$21.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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111 FPS
$16.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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273 FPS
$11.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
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