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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 3 3100 is 2917 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Performs up to 11% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-3550 - 133 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $199.9 vs $335.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-3550 - $1.5 vs $2.79 per 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 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 3100 doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6GHz Wraith Stealth 2MB L2 Desktop Processor Boxed
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Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
120
90.22556390977444%
Value, $/FPS
$2.79/FPS
53.76344086021505%
Price, $
$335
59%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Updated 350032 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
43.20486815415821%
Multi-Core
1896
37.315489076953355%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i5-3550
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
16 FPS
$53.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$849.99
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21 FPS
$41.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$869.99
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1 FPS
$1199/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199
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10 FPS
$83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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1 FPS
$759.85/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$759.85
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1 FPS
$1098/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,098
In Stock
21 FPS
$54.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,151.5
In Stock
15 FPS
$56.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$849.98
In Stock
15 FPS
$66.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$1034/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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