AMD Ryzen 7 6800U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and AMD Ryzen 5 3550U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 27% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3550U

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5841
PassMark - Single thread mark		2053
PassMark - CPU mark		7681

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Zen+
Launch date	Jan 2022	Q1 2020
Place in performance rating	1210	1192
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16	8
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Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2200 MHz	300 MHz
Execution Units		8
Graphics max frequency		1200 MHz
Number of pipelines		512
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	12
Number of USB ports	4.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)