AMD Ryzen 5 3550U vs Intel Core i5-2400

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3550U and Intel Core i5-2400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

Intel Core i5-2400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2053 vs 1578
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7681 vs 3871

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2053 vs 1578
PassMark - CPU mark	7681 vs 3871

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400

Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2053

1578

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7681

3871

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Core i5-2400
PassMark - Single thread mark	2053	1578
PassMark - CPU mark	7681	3871
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2147
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2247
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.139

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Core i5-2400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q1 2020	January 2011
Place in performance rating	1195	2631
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$83.99
Processor Number		i5-2400
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		20.89
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.10 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum core temperature		72.6°C
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Execution Units	8
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	1.1 GHz
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Device ID		0x102
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)