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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2550K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 2715 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 65% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $99.0 vs $284.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 7 3800X - $0.46 vs $1.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 6% better in Fortnite than Core i5-2550K - 230 vs 216 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 16 vs 4 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
216
93.91304347826087%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99
100%
Value Winner
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
37.398373983739845%
Price, $
$284
34%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
40.117994100294986%
Multi-Core
2040
24.005648387855967%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Ryzen 7 3800X
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
85 FPS
$20.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
$31.85/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,898
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97 FPS
$20.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,978
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