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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X 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 9 3900X is 2715 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $99.0 vs $445.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.63 vs $2.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 16% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-2550K - 182 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 24 vs 4 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
157
86.26373626373626%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/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 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
182
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.45/FPS
25.71428571428571%
Price, $
$445
22%
FPS 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 i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
40.165386887182514%
Multi-Core
2040
20.527269068222985%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Ryzen 9 3900X
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
75 FPS
$53.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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75 FPS
$40.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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55 FPS
$32.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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