Pentium 3550M vs Ryzen 3 PRO 1300
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 outperforms Pentium 3550M by a whopping 445% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Pentium 3550M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1272 | 2539 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel Pentium |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 29 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 September 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $134 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Pentium 3550M 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 118 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Pentium 3550M 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 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCPGA946 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 37 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Pentium 3550M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Pentium 3550M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Pentium 3550M 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 Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Pentium 3550M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors |
| Clear Video HD | - | - |
| Graphics max frequency | - | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Pentium 3550M integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | - | 3 |
| eDP | - | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| VGA | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Pentium 3550M.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.69 | 0.86 |
| Recency | 29 June 2017 | 1 September 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 37 Watt |
Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 has a 445.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium 3550M, on the other hand, has 75.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3550M in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 3550M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Pentium 3550M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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