AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i5-9300H vs Intel Xeon E-2276M

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

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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.

Intel Xeon E-2276M

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The Intel Xeon E-2276M is a high-end processor for professional laptops with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture. The processor clocks at between 2.8 - 4.7 GHz and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading / SMT. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. Compared to the similar consumer Core i7-9850H, the mobile Xeon offers support for ECC main memory and clocks 100-200 MHz higher.

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 Xeon E-2276M is a high end processor in 2019 and therefore well suited for all tasks. Thanks to the high Turbo Boost, the single core performance is also very good. Long term performance however is very depending on good cooling and proper TDP settings and differs therefore for each laptop.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics P630 iGPU is the same as the old Intel HD Graphics P630 and the only difference to the UHD Graphics 630 in the consumer models are the professional drivers.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the Xeon is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions.

Model	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	Intel Core i5-9300H	Intel Xeon E-2276M
Series	AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)	Intel Coffee Lake	Intel Coffee Lake
Codename	Picasso-U (Zen+)	Coffee Lake-H	Coffee Lake-H
Series: Coffee Lake Coffee Lake-H	AMD Ryzen 7 3780U 2.3 - 4 GHz 4 / 8  4 MB L3 AMD Ryzen 7 3700U 2.3 - 4 GHz 4 / 8  4 MB L3 AMD Ryzen 5 3550H « 2.1 - 3.7 GHz 4 / 8  4 MB L3 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 2.1 - 3.7 GHz 4 / 8  4 MB L3 AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 2.1 - 3.5 GHz 4 / 8  4 MB L3 AMD Ryzen 5 3580U 2.1 - 3.7 GHz 4 / 8  4 MB L3	Intel Core i9-9980HK 2.4 - 5 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 Intel Core i9-9880H 2.3 - 4.8 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 Intel Core i9-8950HK 2.9 - 4.8 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Xeon E-2186M 2.9 - 4.8 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Xeon E-2276M 2.8 - 4.7 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-9850H 2.6 - 4.6 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-9750H 2.6 - 4.5 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Xeon E-2176M 2.7 - 4.4 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-8850H 2.6 - 4.3 GHz 6 / 12  9 MB L3 Intel Core i7-8750H 2.2 - 4.1 GHz 6 / 12  9 MB L3 Intel Core i5-9400H 2.5 - 4.3 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-9300HF 2.4 - 4.1 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-9300H « 2.4 - 4.1 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-8400H 2.5 - 4.2 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-8300H 2.3 - 4 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i3-8100H 3 GHz 4 / 4  8 MB L3	Intel Core i9-9980HK 2.4 - 5 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 Intel Core i9-9880H 2.3 - 4.8 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 Intel Core i9-8950HK 2.9 - 4.8 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Xeon E-2186M 2.9 - 4.8 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Xeon E-2276M « 2.8 - 4.7 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-9850H 2.6 - 4.6 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-9750H 2.6 - 4.5 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Xeon E-2176M 2.7 - 4.4 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-8850H 2.6 - 4.3 GHz 6 / 12  9 MB L3 Intel Core i7-8750H 2.2 - 4.1 GHz 6 / 12  9 MB L3 Intel Core i5-9400H 2.5 - 4.3 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-9300HF 2.4 - 4.1 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-9300H 2.4 - 4.1 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-8400H 2.5 - 4.2 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-8300H 2.3 - 4 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i3-8100H 3 GHz 4 / 4  8 MB L3
Clock	2100 - 3700 MHz	2400 - 4100 MHz	2800 - 4700 MHz
L1 Cache	384 KB	256 KB	384 KB
L2 Cache	2 MB	1 MB	1.5 MB
L3 Cache	4 MB	8 MB	12 MB
Cores / Threads	4 / 8	4 / 8	6 / 12
TDP	35 Watt	45 Watt	45 Watt
Transistors	4500 Million
Technology	12 nm	14 nm	14 nm
max. Temp.	105 °C	100 °C	100 °C
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1440
Features	DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI	Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)	Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1050 MHz)	Intel UHD Graphics P630 (350 - 1200 MHz)
Architecture	x86	x86	x86
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Manufacturer	www.amd.com	ark.intel.com
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