AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 vs Intel Core i7-5550U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Intel Core i7-5550U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. 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).

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Intel Core i7-5550U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2026 vs 1703
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14696 vs 2864
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3895 vs 3316
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 19348 vs 6083

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs 5 January 2015
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2026 vs 1703
PassMark - CPU mark	14696 vs 2864
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3895 vs 3316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19348 vs 6083

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5550U

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95°C
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5550U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2026

1703

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14696

2864

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3895

3316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

19348

6083

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700	Intel Core i7-5550U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2026	1703
PassMark - CPU mark	14696	2864
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3895	3316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19348	6083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	22.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	45.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.042

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700	Intel Core i7-5550U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Broadwell
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	5 January 2015
OPN Tray	YD170BBBM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1037	926
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$426
Processor Number		i7-5550U
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	192 mm	133 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	4800 million	1900 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		9.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		40mm x24mm x 1.3mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TSM Encryption
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
Graphics
Device ID		0x1626
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 6000
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3