Ryzen 5 3500U vs Core i5-8550

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8550 and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1261
Place by popularity	not in top-100	32
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Picasso-U (Zen+)
Release date	1 September 2018 (5 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	$656	$672

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8550 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	6	8
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	9 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	126 mm2	209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8550 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	1151	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8550 and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8550 and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8550 and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel UHD Graphics 630

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8550 and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	3.09	4.50
Recency	1 September 2018	6 January 2019
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	6	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

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