AMD Ryzen 5 3450U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3450U and AMD Ryzen 5 3550U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2053 vs 1915
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7681 vs 6742

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2053 vs 1915
PassMark - CPU mark	7681 vs 6742

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1915

2053

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6742

7681

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1915	2053
PassMark - CPU mark	6742	7681

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen+
Launch date	Q2'2020	Q1 2020
OPN Tray	YM3450C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1180	1098
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	300 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Execution Units		8
Graphics max frequency		1200 MHz
Number of pipelines		512
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-35 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync