AMD Ryzen 5 3550U vs AMD RX-418GD

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3550U and AMD RX-418GD processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

AMD RX-418GD

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm

Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-418GD

Around 86386% higher clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 3.70 GHz

Maximum frequency	3200 MHz vs 3.70 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
CPU 2: AMD RX-418GD

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	AMD RX-418GD
PassMark - Single thread mark	2053
PassMark - CPU mark	7681
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1543
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4536

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	AMD RX-418GD
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Merlin Falcon
Launch date	Q1 2020	21 October 2015
Place in performance rating	1194	1223
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Family		AMD R-Series
Price now		RX-418GD
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	1800 MHz
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3200 MHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
64 bit support
Die size		1073 mm2
L1 cache		320 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	8
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	800 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz
Number of pipelines	512	384
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Radeon R6 series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	BGA (FP4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-35 Watt
Package Size		micro-BGA
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision		3.0
UART
USB revision		3.0
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)