AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Core i5-7300HQ 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 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 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 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2021 vs 1948
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7756 vs 5079
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2828 vs 2632
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 January 2019 vs 3 January 2017
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2021 vs 1948
PassMark - CPU mark 7756 vs 5079
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2828 vs 2632

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7300HQ

  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 832 vs 770
  • Around 5% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 1940 vs 1841
Specifications (specs)
L3 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 832 vs 770
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 1940 vs 1841

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7300HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2021
1948
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7756
5079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
770
832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2828
2632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
1841
1940
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Intel Core i5-7300HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 2021 1948
PassMark - CPU mark 7756 5079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 770 832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2828 2632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 1841 1940
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 24.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 244.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.531
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 27.155
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4368
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4368

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Kaby Lake
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 6 January 2019 3 January 2017
OPN Tray YM3500C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating 1810 1190
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $250
Processor Number i5-7300HQ
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.50 GHz
Compute Cores 12
L1 cache 384 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.50 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 DMI

Memory

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, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz 1 GHz
iGPU core count 8
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 630
Device ID 0x591B
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 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

DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP5 FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42mm x 28mm

Advanced Technologies

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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

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)

Virtualization

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)