AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i3-8100
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Core i3-8100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Graphics image quality, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.6 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 14 nm
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
- Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7756 vs 6095
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 6 January 2019 vs January 2018 |
| Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz |
| Maximum core temperature | 105°C vs 100°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm vs 14 nm |
| L1 cache | 384 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 65 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 7756 vs 6095 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8100
- Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2207 vs 2021
- Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 965 vs 770
- Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3121 vs 2828
- Around 84% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3385 vs 1841
| Specifications (specs) | |
| L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2207 vs 2021 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 965 vs 770 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3121 vs 2828 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 3385 vs 1841 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8100
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| Name | AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | Intel Core i3-8100 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2021 | 2207 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 7756 | 6095 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 770 | 965 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2828 | 3121 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 1841 | 3385 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.843 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 87.079 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.473 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.403 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 6.403 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1830 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3671 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 6116 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1830 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3671 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 6116 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | Intel Core i3-8100 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen+ | Coffee Lake |
| Family | AMD Ryzen Processors | |
| Launch date | 6 January 2019 | January 2018 |
| OPN Tray | YM3500C4T4MFG | |
| Place in performance rating | 1810 | 1234 |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics | 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors |
| Vertical segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Price now | $129.99 | |
| Processor Number | i3-8100 | |
| Status | Launched | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 18.33 | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 3.60 GHz |
| Compute Cores | 12 | |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6144 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
| Number of GPU cores | 8 | |
| Number of threads | 8 | 4 |
| Transistor count | 4500 Million | |
| Unlocked | ||
| Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI3 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 37.5 GB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | |
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | |
Graphics |
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| Graphics max frequency | 1200 MHz | |
| iGPU core count | 8 | |
| Processor graphics | Radeon Vega 8 Graphics | Intel® UHD Graphics 630 |
| Device ID | 0x3E91/x92 | |
| Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 GHz | |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
| Intel® Clear Video technology | ||
| Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
| Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
| Max video memory | 64 GB | |
Graphics interfaces |
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| DisplayPort | ||
| HDMI | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Compatibility |
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| Sockets supported | FP5 | FCLGA1151 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
| Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
| Thermal Solution | PCG 2015C (65W) | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| AMD SenseMI | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| The "Zen" Core Architecture | ||
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| 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® Optane™ Memory Supported | ||
| Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) | ||
| Intel® TSX-NI | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Graphics image quality |
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| 4K resolution support | ||
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | |
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® Identity Protection technology | ||
| Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX) | ||
| Intel® OS Guard | ||
| Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
| Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
| Secure Boot | ||
Virtualization |
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| 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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