AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i5-8300H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Core i5-8300H 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

Intel Core i5-8300H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
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 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7756 vs 7407

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 January 2019 vs 1 March 2018
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 - CPU mark	7756 vs 7407

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8300H

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2262 vs 2021
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 971 vs 770
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3404 vs 2828
Around 32% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 2437 vs 1841

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2262 vs 2021
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	971 vs 770
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3404 vs 2828
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2437 vs 1841

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8300H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2021

2262

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7756

7407

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

770

971

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2828

3404

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

1841

2437

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	Intel Core i5-8300H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2021	2262
PassMark - CPU mark	7756	7407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	770	971
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2828	3404
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	1841	2437
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.016

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	Intel Core i5-8300H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	6 January 2019	1 March 2018
OPN Tray	YM3500C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1810	1855
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Price now		$250
Processor Number		i5-8300H
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.08
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.30 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	4500 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Die size		126 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x3E9B
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
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
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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
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)