AMD Ryzen 5 3550U vs Intel Core i5-8265UC

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3550U and Intel Core i5-8265UC processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

Intel Core i5-8265UC

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7681 vs 5187

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7681 vs 5187

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8265UC

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2072 vs 2053

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2072 vs 2053

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8265UC

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2053

2072

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7681

5187

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Core i5-8265UC
PassMark - Single thread mark	2053	2072
PassMark - CPU mark	7681	5187

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Core i5-8265UC
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Whiskey Lake
Launch date	Q1 2020
Place in performance rating	1195	1219
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Processor Number		i5-8265UC
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	1.6 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
Graphics
Execution Units	8
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12