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AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

AMD R5 3550H

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.

SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
CodenamePicasso-U (Zen+)

Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Picasso-U (Zen+)

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
Clock Rate2100 - 3700 MHz
Level 1 Cache384 KB
Level 2 Cache2 MB
Level 3 Cache4 MB
Number of Cores / Threads4 / 8
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)35 Watt
Transistor Count4500 Million
Manufacturing Technology12 nm
Max. Temperature105 °C
SocketFP5
FeaturesDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date01/06/2019
Product Link (external)www.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
26.7 pt (37%)
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
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1421     avg: 1596     median: 1621 (4%)     max: 1728 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 635     avg: 717     median: 742 (5%)     max: 769 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 77     avg: 137.9     median: 144 (43%)     max: 146 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4575     avg: 5413     median: 4592 (28%)     max: 7893 points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 19002     avg: 19535     median: 19520.5 (14%)     max: 20097 points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 16683     avg: 17967     median: 17978 (10%)     max: 19409 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3472     avg: 3554     median: 3547.5 (42%)     max: 3652 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.7     avg: 4.1     median: 4 (7%)     max: 4.43 fps
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 612     avg: 675     median: 659 (5%)     max: 759 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
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 6321     avg: 6969     median: 6803 (18%)     max: 7724 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 52657     avg: 54549     median: 54658 (44%)     max: 56221 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 53643     avg: 54868     median: 55096 (45%)     max: 56566 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 60469     avg: 61391     median: 61297 (52%)     max: 62057 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 2848     avg: 6157     median: 6734.5 (17%)     max: 8124 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 10096     avg: 10671     median: 10554 (19%)     max: 11617 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2996     avg: 3268     median: 3363 (14%)     max: 3534 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
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3034     avg: 3238     median: 3250 (10%)     max: 3562 points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3623     avg: 3797     median: 3807 (38%)     max: 3938 points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11183     avg: 12118     median: 11926 (13%)     max: 13441 points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 13474     avg: 14342     median: 14437 (26%)     max: 15114 points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1042     avg: 1145     median: 1173 (1%)     max: 1229 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 28324     avg: 28827     median: 28811.5 (26%)     max: 29361 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 151.3     avg: 161.1     median: 162 (34%)     max: 174 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 39.9     avg: 50.3     median: 50.3 (9%)     max: 60.6 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
35.2 Watt (6%)
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
11.2 Watt (8%)
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
18.3 Points per Watt (14%)
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Reviews for the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H processor

Trigkey S3 mini PC review: Core i3-like performance for the price of a Celeron or Atom

Trigkey S3 mini PC review: Core i3-like performance for the price of a Celeron or Atom

The Trigkey is inexpensive at just under US$300, but it thankfully sidesteps the terribly slow Celeron or Atom solutions for an older but faster AMD Zen+ proces...
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | | 419 g
Beelink GT-R Mini Desktop Review

Beelink GT-R Mini Desktop Review

The Beelink GT-R is a pluck Ryzen-powered mini desktop that has a lot to offer. Its build quality is excellent, and its performance is fairly good for a small-f...
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | | 843 g
HP Pavilion Gaming 15 in Review: Cheap gaming laptop with good battery life

HP Pavilion Gaming 15 in Review: Cheap gaming laptop with good battery life

The Pavilion Gaming 15's combination of CPU and GPU is able to display all current PC games smoothly on the 15.6-inch screen. On top of that, it comes with an N...
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile | 15.60" | 2.3 kg
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-13API

Lenovo IdeaPad S540-13API Laptop in Review: Slim Ryzen Companion with Long Battery Life

While the Lenovo IdeaPad S540 does not take any new steps when it comes to the design, it is equipped with the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, which is supposed to offer bet...
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | 13.30" | 1.3 kg
Asus TUF Gaming FX705DT (Ryzen 5 3550H, GTX 1650, SSD, FHD) Laptop Review

Asus TUF Gaming FX705DT (Ryzen 5 3550H, GTX 1650, SSD, FHD) Laptop Review

The hardware spec, comprised of a Ryzen 5 3550H APU and GeForce GTX 1650 GPU, is able to fluidly play all modern and current games on its 17.3-inch, full HD IPS...
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile | 17.30" | 2.7 kg

Asus TUF FX705DY-AU072 : AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), 17.30", 2.7 kg
  Review » ASUS TUF Gaming FX705DY (Ryzen 5 3550H, Radeon RX 560X, SSD, FHD) Laptop Review

Asus TUF FX505DY: AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), 15.60", 2.2 kg
  Review » Asus TUF FX505DY (Ryzen 5 3550H, Radeon RX 560X) Laptop Review

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-43-R6BW: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, 15.60", 2.3 kg
  External Review » Acer Nitro 5 AN515-43-R6BW

MSI Alpha 15 A3DC-250XES: AMD Radeon RX 5300M, 15.60"
  External Review » MSI Alpha 15 A3DC-250XES

Acer Aspire 7 A715-41G-R8MJ: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, 15.60", 2.2 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 7 A715-41G-R8MJ

Acer Aspire 7 A715-41G-R5LR: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, 15.60", 2.4 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 7 A715-41G-R5LR

Lenovo IdeaPad S540-13API: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), 13.30", 1.3 kg
  External Review » Lenovo IdeaPad S540-13API

Honor MagicBook Pro HLY-19R: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), 16.10", 1.7 kg
  External Review » Honor MagicBook Pro HLY-19R

Asus TUF FX505DT-BQ051: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, 15.60", 2.2 kg
  External Review » Asus TUF FX505DT-BQ051

HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0005ns: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, 15.60", 2.3 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0005ns

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-43-R84P: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, 15.60"
  External Review » Acer Nitro 5 AN515-43-R84P

HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0006ns: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, 15.60", 2.3 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0006ns

HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0009ns: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, 15.60", 2 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0009ns

Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-43-R4N0: AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), 15.60", 2.3 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-43-R4N0

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-43-R1BL: AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), 15.60", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Acer Nitro 5 AN515-43-R1BL

Asus TUF FX505DY-BQ024: AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), 15.60", 2.2 kg
  External Review » Asus TUF FX505DY-BQ024

HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0010nr: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, 15.60", 2.3 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0010nr

Asus TUF FX505DD-BQ114: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, 15.60", 2.2 kg
  External Review » Asus TUF FX505DD-BQ114

Asus TUF FX705DY-AU017T: AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), 17.30", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Asus TUF FX705DY-AU017T

Asus TUF FX505DY-AL007T: AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), 15.60", 2.2 kg
  External Review » Asus TUF FX505DY-AL007T

Asus TUF FX705DY-AU072 : AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), 17.30", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Asus TUF FX705DY-AU072

Asus TUF FX505DY-AL016T: AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), 15.60", 2.2 kg
  External Review » Asus TUF FX505DY-AL016T

Asus TUF FX505DY: AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), 15.60", 2.2 kg
  External Review » Asus TUF FX505DY

HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, 15.60", 2.3 kg
   » Disappointing display - The HP Pavilion Gaming 15 in Review

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Other CPUs of the series Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)

» AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
   4x 2.3 GHz - 4 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
   4x 2.3 GHz - 4 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
   4x 2.3 GHz - 4 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U
   4x 2.3 GHz - 4 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
   2x 2.6 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
   2x 2.6 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
   2x 2.4 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
   2x 2.3 GHz - 3.2 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
   4x 2.6 GHz - 4 GHz
+ Intel Core i5-8265U
   4x 1.6 GHz - 3.9 GHz
+ Intel Core i5-1140G7
   4x 1.8 GHz - 4.2 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
   4x 3.3 GHz - 3.8 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-2960XM
   4x 2.7 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.7 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
   4x 2.2 GHz - 3.8 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U
   4x 2.2 GHz - 3.8 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
   4x 2.6 GHz - 3.8 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.7 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.7 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2019-01- 6)