AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i3-4100E
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Core i3-4100E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
- Around 54% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
- Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 22 nm
- 3x 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
- Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 37 Watt
- Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2026 vs 1390
- 4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7767 vs 1848
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 6 January 2019 vs 1 October 2013 |
| Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
| Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz |
| Maximum core temperature | 105°C vs 100°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm vs 22 nm |
| L1 cache | 384 KB vs 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB vs 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB vs 3072 KB |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 37 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2026 vs 1390 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 7767 vs 1848 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4100E
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| Name | AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | Intel Core i3-4100E |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2026 | 1390 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 7767 | 1848 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 770 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2828 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 1841 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | Intel Core i3-4100E | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen+ | Haswell |
| Family | AMD Ryzen Processors | |
| Launch date | 6 January 2019 | 1 October 2013 |
| OPN Tray | YM3500C4T4MFG | |
| Place in performance rating | 1802 | 1838 |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics | 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors |
| Vertical segment | Laptop | Embedded |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $225 | |
| Processor Number | i3-4100E | |
| Status | Launched | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.40 GHz |
| Compute Cores | 12 | |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 3072 KB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
| Number of GPU cores | 8 | |
| Number of threads | 8 | 4 |
| Transistor count | 4500 Million | 960 Million |
| Unlocked | ||
| Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI2 | |
| Die size | 130 mm | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
| ECC memory support | ||
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | |
| Supported memory types | DDR3L 1333/1600 | |
Graphics |
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| Graphics max frequency | 1200 MHz | 900 MHz |
| iGPU core count | 8 | |
| Processor graphics | Radeon Vega 8 Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 |
| Graphics base frequency | 400 MHz | |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 900 MHz | |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
| Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
| Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
| Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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| DisplayPort | ||
| HDMI | ||
| eDP | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
| VGA | ||
| Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | |
Compatibility |
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| Sockets supported | FP5 | FCBGA1364 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 37 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
| Package Size | 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| AMD SenseMI | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| The "Zen" Core Architecture | ||
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | |
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
| Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) | ||
| Intel® TSX-NI | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Peripherals |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
| PCIe configurations | Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 | |
| Scalability | 1S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Virtualization |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
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