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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 3912 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Up to 9% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $335.0 vs $368.99
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 23% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-3550 - 114 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-3550 - $3.24 vs $3.6 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 - 24 vs 4 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
114
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$368.99
90%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Ryzen 9 7900
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
111 FPS
$29.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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