Ryzen 5 3550H vs Pentium B940
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Pentium B940 by a whopping 815% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium B940 and Ryzen 5 3550H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2732 | 1150 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 83 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Picasso-U (Zen+) |
| Release date | 19 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $134 | no data |
| Current price | $131 (1x MSRP) | $734 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium B940 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 4500 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium B940 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PGA988 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B940 and Ryzen 5 3550H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium B940 and Ryzen 5 3550H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B940 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 Pentium B940 and Ryzen 5 3550H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | 38.4 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B940 and Ryzen 5 3550H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B940 and Ryzen 5 3550H.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 12 |
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.
Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Pentium B940 by 815% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Pentium B940 by 819% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Pentium B940 by 203% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Pentium B940 by 428% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Pentium B940 by 76% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Pentium B940 by 285% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Pentium B940 by 253% in 3DMark06 CPU.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Pentium B940 by 448% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.55 | 5.03 |
| Recency | 19 June 2011 | 6 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
The Ryzen 5 3550H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B940 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium B940 and Ryzen 5 3550H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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