i7-8550U vs Ryzen 5 3450U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.24
+10.1%
Core i7-8550U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.85

Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms Core i7-8550U by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-8550U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13821463
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)Intel Core i7
Power efficiency26.7724.31
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)
Release date1 May 2020 (4 years ago)21 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$409

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-8550U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data123 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4500 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-8550U 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-8550U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-8550U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-8550U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-8550U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 620
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-8550U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-8550U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-8550U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-8550U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 3450U 4.24
+10.1%
i7-8550U 3.85

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.

Ryzen 5 3450U 6738
+10.1%
i7-8550U 6118

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 3450U 567
+2.4%
i7-8550U 553

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made 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 (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 3450U 138
i7-8550U 163
+18.5%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 3450U 946
+3.6%
i7-8550U 913

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 3450U 3359
i7-8550U 4337
+29.1%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 3450U 15878
+1.7%
i7-8550U 15613

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 3450U 146
i7-8550U 182
+25.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.24 3.85
Integrated graphics card 4.51 2.67
Recency 1 May 2020 21 August 2017
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 5 3450U has a 10.1% higher aggregate performance score, 68.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3450U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-8550U in performance tests.


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