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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 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 5 3600 is 2625 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 100% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-3550 - 58 vs 29 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $110.99 vs $335.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-3550 - $1.91 vs $11.55 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
29
50%
Value, $/FPS
$11.55/FPS
16.536796536796537%
Price, $
$335
33%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$110.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
40.012523481527865%
Multi-Core
1896
27.542126670540384%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Ryzen 5 3600
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$869.99/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1599.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1199.99/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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1 FPS
$1599.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1099.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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1 FPS
$989.9/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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1 FPS
$1199.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$799.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$949/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
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