Ryzen 9 7845HX vs Ryzen 5 3550H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7845HX outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by a whopping 488% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3550H and Ryzen 9 7845HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1151 | 135 |
| Place by popularity | 82 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Picasso-U (Zen+) | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) |
| Release date | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Current price | $734 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3550H and Ryzen 9 7845HX 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 2x 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4500 Million | 13,140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3550H and Ryzen 9 7845HX 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 | FP5 | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Ryzen 9 7845HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA | DDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 5, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Ryzen 9 7845HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Ryzen 9 7845HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Ryzen 9 7845HX.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 28 |
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 9 7845HX outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 488% 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 9 7845HX outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 487% 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 9 7845HX outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 180% 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 9 7845HX outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 381% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Ryzen 9 7845HX outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 482% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Ryzen 9 7845HX outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 105% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.03 | 29.56 |
| Integrated graphics card | 4.50 | 2.86 |
| Recency | 6 January 2019 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 55 Watt |
The Ryzen 9 7845HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3550H in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3550H and Ryzen 9 7845HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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