AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-8700K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Core i7-8700K 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
• 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
• 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8700K

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
• 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
• Around 27% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
• 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2721 vs 2021
• Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13585 vs 7756
• Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1276 vs 770
• 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6678 vs 2828
• 2.7x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5050 vs 1841

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8700K

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2021 2721
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	7756 13585
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	770 1276
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2828 6678
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	CPU 1 CPU 2	1841 5050

Compare specifications (specs)