AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs AMD Athlon X2 7550

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD Athlon X2 7550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

• CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 7 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
• Around 80% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 65 nm
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• 3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9002 vs 2427

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7550

• Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt
• Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1446 vs 1283

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7550

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1283 1446
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	9002 2427

Compare specifications (specs)