Ryzen 7 4700U vs i5-3550

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-3550
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 77 Watt
3.03
Ryzen 7 4700U
2020
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
8.41
+178%

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Core i5-3550 by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3550 and Ryzen 7 4700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1641908
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.56no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency3.7052.78
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date29 April 2012 (12 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$205no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-3550 and Ryzen 7 4700U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size160 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3550 and Ryzen 7 4700U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155FP6
Power consumption (TDP)77 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3550 and Ryzen 7 4700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3550 and Ryzen 7 4700U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3550 and Ryzen 7 4700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3550 and Ryzen 7 4700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 2500AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3550 and Ryzen 7 4700U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3550 and Ryzen 7 4700U.

PCIe version3.03.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-3550 3.03
Ryzen 7 4700U 8.41
+178%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-3550 4808
Ryzen 7 4700U 13354
+178%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-3550 642
Ryzen 7 4700U 1355
+111%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-3550 1910
Ryzen 7 4700U 4917
+157%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-3550 5191
Ryzen 7 4700U 5524
+6.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-3550 17762
Ryzen 7 4700U 24771
+39.5%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-3550 6405
Ryzen 7 4700U 8629
+34.7%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-3550 9.98
Ryzen 7 4700U 7.89
+26.5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-3550 6
Ryzen 7 4700U 13
+116%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-3550 1.56
Ryzen 7 4700U 2.1
+34.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-3550 2.7
Ryzen 7 4700U 5.3
+94.4%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-3550 3375
Ryzen 7 4700U 3963
+17.4%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-3550 33
Ryzen 7 4700U 57
+75.5%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-3550 164
Ryzen 7 4700U 191
+16.8%

Geekbench 2

i5-3550 8990
Ryzen 7 4700U 16771
+86.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.03 8.41
Integrated graphics card 0.69 7.47
Recency 29 April 2012 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 77 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 4700U has a 177.6% higher aggregate performance score, 982.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 413.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 4700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-3550 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-3550 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 4700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-3550 and Ryzen 7 4700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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