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AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i5-9300H

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

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The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is a mobile SoC that was announced in January 2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.1 GHz to 3.7 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 8 graphics adapter with 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1,200 MHz. Compared to the similar Ryzen 5 3500U, the 3550H offers a 20 Watt higher TDP and therefore a better performance under long periods of load. The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article.

The Picasso SoCs use the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements. Furthermore, the 12 nm process allows higher clock rates at similar power consumptions.

Performance

The average 3550H in our database proves to be a solid mid-range CPU, its multi-thread benchmark scores hovering close to those of the Intel Core i7-10710U and the Core i5-8257U. Which is a little slow for an H-class processor, as of late 2021, but still more than enough for the vast majority of apps and games, provided one is fine with having to wait a little longer than usual for that 4K video encoding job to get completed.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and sufficiently high CPU power limits, the Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng is among the fastest laptops powered by the 3550H that we know of. It can be more than 20% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 35 W. Laptop makers are free to reduce that value significantly with 12 W being the minimum AMD-recommended value. Clock speeds and performance would take a hit as a result; either way, that's a little too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

Last but not the least, the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is built with a 12 nm process for lower-than-average, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i5-9300H

► remove from comparison Intel i5-9300H

The Intel Core i5-9300H is a fast processor for laptops with four cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture (2019 Refresh, CFL-HR). The processor clocks at between 2.4 and 4.1 GHz (4 with 4 cores) and can execute up to eight threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. Compared to the predecessor, the Core i5-8300H from 2018, the 9300H is clocked slightly higher (+100 MHz CPU, +50 MHz GPU).

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now six cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Performance

The Intel Core i5-9300H should perform similar as the older Core i7-7920HQ (3.1 - 4.1 GHz). The faster Coffee Lake CPUs, like the Core i7-8750H/9750H offers two additional cores and is therefore up to 50% faster in multithreaded benchmarks. Still, the performance of the i5-9300H should be sufficient for even demanding applications and games.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a slightly higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz. The architecture is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i5 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions. Using cTDP-down, the CPU can also be configured to 35 Watt resulting in a reduced performance.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 3550HIntel Core i5-9300H
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)Intel Coffee Lake
CodenamePicasso-U (Zen+)Coffee Lake-H
Series: Coffee Lake Coffee Lake-H
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U compare2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U compare2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H « 2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U compare2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U compare2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U compare2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9980HK compare2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H compare2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK compare2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M compare2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M compare2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H compare2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H compare2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M compare2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H compare2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H compare2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H compare2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF compare2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H « 2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H compare2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H compare2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H compare3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Clock2100 - 3700 MHz2400 - 4100 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB256 KB
L2 Cache2 MB1 MB
L3 Cache4 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 8
TDP35 Watt45 Watt
Transistors4500 Million
Technology12 nm14 nm
max. Temp.105 °C100 °C
SocketFP5FCBGA1440
FeaturesDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHADual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1050 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comark.intel.com
$250 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 3550H
26.7 pt (37%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-9300H
30.2 pt (42%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 3646     avg: 3930     median: 3929.5 (4%)     max: 4213 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 850     avg: 886     median: 886 (38%)     max: 922 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 331     avg: 354.3     median: 359 (40%)     max: 370 Points
min: 398     avg: 415.2     median: 419 (47%)     max: 427 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1421     avg: 1596     median: 1621 (4%)     max: 1728 Points
min: 1530     avg: 1727     median: 1737 (4%)     max: 1877 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 635     avg: 717     median: 742 (5%)     max: 769 Points
min: 717     avg: 784     median: 790 (5%)     max: 850 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 77     avg: 137.9     median: 144 (43%)     max: 146 Points
min: 169     avg: 172.6     median: 172 (52%)     max: 176 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
8.6 Points (11%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.7 Points (41%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4575     avg: 5413     median: 4592 (28%)     max: 7893 Points
min: 6421     avg: 6561     median: 6572 (40%)     max: 6677 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 19002     avg: 19535     median: 19520.5 (14%)     max: 20097 Points
min: 21798     avg: 24198     median: 24623 (18%)     max: 25656 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
209.2 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
7.7 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2929 Points (5%)
5663 Points (9%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 16683     avg: 17967     median: 17978 (10%)     max: 19409 MIPS
min: 20736     avg: 22008     median: 22133 (13%)     max: 23155 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3472     avg: 3554     median: 3547.5 (42%)     max: 3652 MIPS
min: 4542     avg: 4592     median: 4609 (55%)     max: 4626 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
44.3 fps (15%)
49.4 fps (17%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
146.8 fps (34%)
193.7 fps (45%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.7     avg: 4.1     median: 4 (7%)     max: 4.43 fps
min: 5.7     avg: 6.1     median: 6 (11%)     max: 6.5 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.5 GB/s (0%)
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.7 GB/s (12%)
0.8 GB/s (14%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
4.7 GB/s (12%)
4.7 GB/s (12%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
1297 Seconds (17%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 612     avg: 675     median: 659 (5%)     max: 759 Seconds
min: 588     avg: 611     median: 602 (4%)     max: 643 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.732     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (16%)     max: 0.752 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 7123     avg: 7227     median: 7174 (15%)     max: 7385 Points
min: 7787     avg: 8354     median: 8107 (17%)     max: 9169 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
11.9 s (3%)
9.1 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
27.7 s (1%)
20.3 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
695 s (3%)
496 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
24607 Points (22%)
26995 Points (24%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 6321     avg: 6969     median: 6803 (18%)     max: 7724 Points
min: 7499     avg: 8987     median: 9107 (25%)     max: 10557 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 52657     avg: 54549     median: 54658 (44%)     max: 56221 Points
min: 52412     avg: 55875     median: 56000 (46%)     max: 58466 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 53643     avg: 54868     median: 55096 (45%)     max: 56566 Points
min: 49250     avg: 54277     median: 54947 (45%)     max: 58074 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 60469     avg: 61391     median: 61297 (52%)     max: 62057 Points
min: 58114     avg: 58963     median: 58413 (49%)     max: 61541 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 2848     avg: 6157     median: 6734.5 (17%)     max: 8124 Points
min: 5356     avg: 7678     median: 7828.5 (20%)     max: 8903 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 10096     avg: 10671     median: 10554 (19%)     max: 11617 Points
min: 9387     avg: 11376     median: 11698 (21%)     max: 12349 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2996     avg: 3268     median: 3363 (14%)     max: 3534 Points
min: 3165     avg: 4074     median: 4189 (18%)     max: 4861 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 880     avg: 896     median: 899 (38%)     max: 907 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3162     avg: 3316     median: 3281 (6%)     max: 3486 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 806     avg: 886     median: 902 (4%)     max: 914 Points
min: 1095     avg: 1118     median: 1123 (5%)     max: 1137 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3034     avg: 3238     median: 3250 (10%)     max: 3562 Points
min: 3697     avg: 4014     median: 4146 (13%)     max: 4200 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3623     avg: 3797     median: 3807 (38%)     max: 3938 Points
min: 4704     avg: 4898     median: 4901 (49%)     max: 5089 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11183     avg: 12118     median: 11926 (13%)     max: 13441 Points
min: 14853     avg: 16246     median: 16541 (18%)     max: 17684 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
5266 Points (72%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
16911 Points (41%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 13474     avg: 14342     median: 14437 (26%)     max: 15114 Points
min: 14195     avg: 15338     median: 15527.5 (28%)     max: 16101 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3348     avg: 3420     median: 3353 (65%)     max: 3558 Points
min: 3596     avg: 3854     median: 3854.5 (75%)     max: 4109 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1042     avg: 1145     median: 1173 (1%)     max: 1229 ms
min: 1079     avg: 1138     median: 1108.5 (1%)     max: 1349 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
117.8 ms (1%)
86.6 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 28324     avg: 28827     median: 28811.5 (26%)     max: 29361 Points
min: 22225     avg: 32344     median: 33646 (30%)     max: 34957 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
124.3 Points (36%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 151.3     avg: 161.1     median: 162 (34%)     max: 174 Points
222 Points (46%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
832 Points (32%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 39.9     avg: 50.3     median: 50.3 (9%)     max: 60.6 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
35.2 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
11.2 Watt (7%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
18.3 Points per Watt (14%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3550H → 100% n=38

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-9300H → 118% n=38

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