Compare Intel Core i7 8550U Vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

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Should you use Intel Core i7 8550U or AMD Ryzen 5 3500U? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Intel Core i7 8550U is manufactured by Intel in India whereas AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is manufactured by AMD in India. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Intel Core i7 8550U has a Base frequency of 1.8 GHz and 32 GB memory size whereas AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has a base frequency of 2.1 GHz and 32 GB memory.

Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.

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Intel Core i7 8550U
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
Power
Fabrication process 14 nm12 nm
TDP 15 W12-35 W
Max. temperature 100°C105°C

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General
Vendor IntelAMD
Released August 21, 2017January 6, 2019
Type LaptopLaptop
instruction set x86-64x86-64
Codename Kaby Lake RPicasso
Model number i7-8550U
Socket BGA-1356FP5
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 620Radeon Vega 8
Performance
Cores 44
Threads 88
Base Frequency 1.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus frequency 100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier 18x21x
Bus Bandwidth 4 GT/s
L1 Cache 64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 Cache 8MB (shared)4MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier NoNo
IGPU
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620Radeon Vega 8
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1150 MHz1200 MHz
Shading Units 192512
TMUs 2432
ROPs 38
Execution Units 248
TGP 15 W65 W
Max. Resolution 4096x2304 - 60 Hz3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Memory
Memory types DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133DDR4-2400
Memory Size 32 GB32 GB
Max. Memory Channels 22
Max. Memory Bandwidth 37.5 GB/s35.76 GB/s
ECC Support NoYes
Misc
PCI Express Version 3.03.0
PCI Express Lanes 1212
Extended instructions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Official page https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/122589/intel-core-i7-8550u-processor-8m-cache-up-to-4-00-ghz.htmlhttps://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-5-3500u#product-specs
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) 974758
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) 30842743
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 20561972
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 59387102
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) 985807
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) 27592756
iGPU FLOPS 0.38 TFLOPS1.13 TFLOPS

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Detailed Comparison of Intel Core i7 8550U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Intel Core i7 8550U has been announced on August 2017 whereas AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has been announced on January 2019. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:

Passmark Score: Intel Core i7 8550U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Passmark Score consists of 4 parameters: CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX. The Passmark score measures the performance of the CPU. Passmark score is that measures a processor's single core performance and evaluates multi core performance. The Passmark score value of Intel Core i7 8550U is 5938 whereas Passmark score value of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is 7102.

Memory Comparison: Intel Core i7 8550U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Coming to the Memory, Intel Core i7 8550U has a memory size of 32 GB while AMD Ryzen 5 3500U comes up with 32 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 2 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.

Performance Comparison: Intel Core i7 8550U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Intel Core i7 8550U has 4 cores with 8 threads whereas AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has 4 cores with 8 threads. Intel Core i7 8550U has base frequency of 1.8 GHz whereas AMD Ryzen 5 3500Uhas base frequency of 2.1 GHz.

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Q. Which model has higher Geekbench 5 (multi-core) score - Intel Core i7 8550U or AMD Ryzen 5 3500U?

Intel Core i7 8550U has higher Geekbench 5 score with total score of 2759 compare to AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with a score of 2756.

Q. Which model has higher Passmark CPU (multi-core) score - Intel Core i7 8550U or AMD Ryzen 5 3500U?

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has higher Passmark CPU score with total score of 7102 compare to Intel Core i7 8550U with a score of 5938.

Q. Which model has higher base frequency among Intel Core i7 8550U and AMD Ryzen 5 3500U?

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has a higher base frequency of 2.1 GHz compared to Intel Core i7 8550U with 1.8 GHz base frequency.

Q. Intel Core i7 8550U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, which model has higher bandwidth?

Intel Core i7 8550U with 37.5 GB/s bandwidth is better than AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with 35.76 GB/s bandwidth.

Q. Which model has higher number of cores - Intel Core i7 8550U or AMD Ryzen 5 3500U?

Both AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and Intel Core i7 8550U have same cores value of 4 cores.

Q. What are some of the best laptops having - Intel Core i7 8550U in the market?

Best laptops having Intel Core i7 8550U are Lenovo Yoga 730 (81CT003YIN) Laptop (8th Gen Ci7/ 8GB/ 512GB SSD/ Win10 Home), Dell Inspiron 5570 Laptop (8th Gen Ci7/ 8GB/ 2TB/ Win10/ 4GB Graph), Lenovo Ideapad 520 (81BF00KMIN) Laptop (8th Gen Ci7/ 8GB/ 2TB/ Win10/ 4GB Graph).

Q. What are some of the best laptops having - AMD Ryzen 5 3500U in the market?

Best laptops having AMD Ryzen 5 3500U are Asus VivoBook 14 (2020) M415DA-EK512TS Laptop (AMD Ryzen 5/ 8GB/ 512GB SSD/ Win 10), Asus VivoBook 14 (2020) M415DA-EK502TS Laptop (AMD Ryzen 5/ 8GB/ 1TB HHD/ Win 10), Asus VivoBook 15 (2020) M515DA-EJ511T Laptop (AMD Ryzen 5/ 8GB/ 512GB SSD/ Win 10).

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