AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD Ryzen 5 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, you'll need a motherboard with a FP5 socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Family: AMD Ryzen 5
Group: AMD Ryzen 3000H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is 2.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 8
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H uses the AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics, which has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
GPU frequency: 1.4 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 8
Shaders: 512
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 8
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q1/2018

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 38.4 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 35 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 35 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 12 W
Tjunction max: 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is manufactured using a 12 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 12 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: FP5
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Picasso (Zen+)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2019
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
11645
11645
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
11645
11645
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
11645
11645
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
11645
11645
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
11645
11645

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
7956
7956
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
7928
7928
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
7903
7903
Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
7902
7902
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
7890
7890

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3625
3625
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3625
3625
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3625
3625
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3625
3625
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3625
3625

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
8C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
3129
3129
MediaTek Dimensity 1100
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
3128
3128
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3127
3127
MediaTek Dimensity 1000+
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
3126
3126
Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
3122
3122

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
2843
2843
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
2842
2842
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
2842
2842
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
2842
2842
Samsung Exynos 1380
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
2841
2841

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C 8T @ 1.3 GHz
1881
1881
Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
1878
1878
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1869
1869
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1866
1866
Intel Core i5-9300HF
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1864
1864

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
1684
1684
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
1683
1683
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1660
1660
Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
1654
1654
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
1651
1651

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen 5 5625C
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
1434
1434
Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
1434
1434
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1434
1434
Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
1434
1434
AMD Ryzen 5 5625C
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
1434
1434

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon D-2143IT
8C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
1022
1022
Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
1021
1021
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1021
1021
Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
1021
1021
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
1020
1020

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
770
770
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
770
770
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
770
770
Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
770
770
Intel Core i5-3470
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
770
770

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
742
742
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
742
742
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
742
742
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
742
742
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
742
742

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Intel Xeon E5450
NoneC NoneT @ --
524
524
Intel Xeon E-2124G
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
524
524
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
518.9
518.9
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
512.2
512.2
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
506.8
506.8

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
388
388
Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
386
386
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
386
386
Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
386
386
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
384
384

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
360
360
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
360
360
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
360
360
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
360
360
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
360
360

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
141
141
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
141
141
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
141
141
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
141
141
Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
141
141

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
8.6
8.6
Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
8.6
8.6
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
8.6
8.6
Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
8.6
8.6
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
8.5
8.5

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1.7
1.7
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1.7
1.7
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Core i5-7267U
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
1.7
1.7