AMD Ryzen 5 3550U vs Intel Core i7-3740QM

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3550U and Intel Core i7-3740QM 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, 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

Intel Core i7-3740QM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 22 nm
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2053 vs 1883
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7681 vs 5705

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2053 vs 1883
PassMark - CPU mark	7681 vs 5705

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3740QM

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

L3 cache	6144 KB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3740QM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2053

1883

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7681

5705

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Core i7-3740QM
PassMark - Single thread mark	2053	1883
PassMark - CPU mark	7681	5705
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		15.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		16.99
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.777
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4291
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4291

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Core i7-3740QM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q1 2020	30 September 2012
Place in performance rating	1195	1838
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Price now		$239.95
Processor Number		i7-3740QM
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.22
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.70 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Maximum core temperature		105 °C
Transistor count		1400 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Graphics
Execution Units	8
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	1.3 GHz
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Device ID		0x166
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)