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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X 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 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 8% better in God of War than Core i5-3550 - 178 vs 165 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $210.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-3550 - $1.18 vs $2.03 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
165
92.69662921348315%
Value, $/FPS
$2.03/FPS
58.128078817734%
Price, $
$335
62%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
38.63361547762999%
Multi-Core
1896
23.40162922735127%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 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 7 3700X
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
$13.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$15.13/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$17.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$25.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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40 FPS
$24.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
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70 FPS
$21.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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40 FPS
$26.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,056.99
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80 FPS
$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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51 FPS
$25.47/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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8 FPS
$174.88/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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