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Ryzen 5 3550H vs Core i3-7100U


Description
The 3550H is based on Zen+ architecture while the i3-7100U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3550H gets a score of 178.3 k points while the i3-7100U gets 79.6 k points.

Summarizing, the 3550H is 2.2 times faster than the i3-7100U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
810f81
806e9
Core
Picasso
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
2.4 GHz
Socket
BGA-FP5
BGA 1356
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
35 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x64+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x512 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
3072 kB
Date
January 2019
August 2016
Mean monothread perf.
45.07k points
33.38k points
Mean multithread perf.
178.26k points
79.6k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
3550H
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.63k
2.41k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
16.69k
9.77k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.92k
3.13k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
5k
3.55k (x0.71)
TOTAL
30.24k
18.86k (x0.62)

Multithread

3550H

i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.62k
5k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
65.71k
21.48k (x0.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.7k
7.39k (x0.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.64k
3.18k (x0.56)
TOTAL
108.67k
37.05k (x0.34)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
3550H
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.51k
13.46k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
22.34k
13.45k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
3.08k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
3.4k (x0.8)
TOTAL
45.07k
33.38k (x0.74)

Multithread

3550H

i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
52.21k
34.95k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
95.66k
33.53k (x0.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.54k
7.74k (x0.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.85k
3.38k (x0.7)
TOTAL
178.26k
79.6k (x0.45)

Performance/W
3550H
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
1492 points/W
2330 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2733 points/W
2235 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
730 points/W
516 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
139 points/W
225 points/W
TOTAL
5093 points/W
5307 points/W

Performance/GHz
3550H
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
3652 points/GHz
5606 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6038 points/GHz
5606 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1347 points/GHz
1282 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1145 points/GHz
1415 points/GHz
TOTAL
12182 points/GHz
13909 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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