AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-4770

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Core i7-4770 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

Intel Core i7-4770

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 44% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 72.72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 22 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
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7756 vs 7061

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 January 2019 vs June 2013
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 72.72°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 22 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 84 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7756 vs 7061

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2170 vs 2021
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 910 vs 770
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3378 vs 2828
Around 29% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 2366 vs 1841

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2170 vs 2021
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	910 vs 770
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3378 vs 2828
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2366 vs 1841

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2021

2170

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7756

7061

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

770

910

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2828

3378

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

1841

2366

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	Intel Core i7-4770
PassMark - Single thread mark	2021	2170
PassMark - CPU mark	7756	7061
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	770	910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2828	3378
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	1841	2366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		85.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.636
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.243
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1224
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4024
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1224
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4024

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	Intel Core i7-4770
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Haswell
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	6 January 2019	June 2013
OPN Tray	YM3500C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1810	1593
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$500
Price now		$239.99
Processor Number		i7-4770
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		12.01
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	3.40 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	72.72°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	4500 Million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	1.2 GHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Advanced Technologies
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® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)