AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-8550U
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 3550H |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8550U |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-8550U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | | Intel Core i7-8550U | |
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| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | | Intel Core i7-8550U | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | vs | Intel_Kabylake |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Picasso | vs | Kaby Lake |
| Release Date | Jan 2019 | vs | Sep 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | | Intel Core i7-8550U | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 | vs | Intel UHD 620 |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | | Intel Core i7-8550U | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128K (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 1MB (shared) | vs | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | | Intel Core i7-8550U | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | vs | Intel BGA1356 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | | vs |
FC-BGA1356 |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Process | 12 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | | Intel Core i7-8550U | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2100 MHz | vs | 1800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | vs | 15 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4070 points
Intel Core i7-8550U
4800 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
11272 points
Intel Core i7-8550U
10368 points
Points - higher is better