AMD Ryzen 5 3550U vs Intel Core i7-5850EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3550U and Intel Core i7-5850EQ 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 - 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 i7-5850EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

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 14 nm
Around 34% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7681 vs 7036

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7681 vs 7036

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5850EQ

Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2119 vs 2053

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2119 vs 2053

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5850EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2053

2119

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7681

7036

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Core i7-5850EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	2053	2119
PassMark - CPU mark	7681	7036
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3810
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		36.444
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2136
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4501
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7501
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2136
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4501
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7501

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Core i7-5850EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1 2020	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	1195	666
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-5850EQ
Series		5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.70 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Maximum core temperature		105°C
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	DDR3L 1600
Graphics
Execution Units	8
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	47 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		37 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.90 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16 2x8 1x8 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)