AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs AMD FX-9800P

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and AMD FX-9800P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

AMD FX-9800P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2026 vs 1228
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7767 vs 2543
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 770 vs 364
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2828 vs 1013

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 January 2019 vs 1 June 2016
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2026 vs 1228
PassMark - CPU mark	7767 vs 2543
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	770 vs 364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2828 vs 1013

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-9800P

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

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
CPU 2: AMD FX-9800P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2026

1228

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7767

2543

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

770

364

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2828

1013

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	AMD FX-9800P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2026	1228
PassMark - CPU mark	7767	2543
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	770	364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2828	1013
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	1841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		92.287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		11.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		35.16
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1106
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3977
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1106
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3977

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	AMD FX-9800P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Bristol Ridge
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	6 January 2019	1 June 2016
OPN Tray	YM3500C4T4MFG	FM980PADY44AB
Place in performance rating	1802	1770
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.7 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	4500 Million	3100 Million
Unlocked
Die size		250 mm
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	1866 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	758 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-15 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)