AMD Ryzen 5 3550U vs Intel Core i7-4600U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3550U and Intel Core i7-4600U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 - 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

Intel Core i7-4600U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2053 vs 1652
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7681 vs 2726

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2053 vs 1652
PassMark - CPU mark	7681 vs 2726

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4600U

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4600U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2053

1652

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7681

2726

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Core i7-4600U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2053	1652
PassMark - CPU mark	7681	2726
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		30.46
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.252
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		815
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2654
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		815
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2654

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Core i7-4600U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Haswell
Launch date	Q1 2020	1 September 2013
Place in performance rating	1195	2134
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$398
Processor Number		i7-4600U
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.10 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		181 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Transistor count		1300 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Execution Units	8
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	1.1 GHz
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Device ID		0xA16
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
Max video memory		2 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	12
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
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)