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Ryzen 5 3550H vs Core i5-8250U


Description
The 3550H is based on Zen+ architecture while the i5-8250U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3550H gets a score of 178.3 k points while the i5-8250U gets 161.3 k points.

Summarizing, the 3550H is 1.1 times faster than the i5-8250U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
810f81
806ea
Core
Picasso
Kaby Lake-R
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
1.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
BGA-FP5
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
35 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x64+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x512 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
6144 kB
Date
January 2019
August 2017
Mean monothread perf.
45.07k points
54.31k points
Mean multithread perf.
178.26k points
161.26k 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
i5-8250U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.63k
3.32k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
16.69k
13.5k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.92k
4.11k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
5k
7.42k (x1.48)
TOTAL
30.24k
28.34k (x0.94)

Multithread

3550H

i5-8250U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.62k
13.97k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
65.71k
50.8k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.7k
14.71k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.64k
4.76k (x0.84)
TOTAL
108.67k
84.24k (x0.78)

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
i5-8250U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.51k
22.11k (x1.64)
Test#2 (FP)
22.34k
19.64k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
4.54k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
8.03k (x1.89)
TOTAL
45.07k
54.31k (x1.21)

Multithread

3550H

i5-8250U
Test#1 (Integers)
52.21k
74.19k (x1.42)
Test#2 (FP)
95.66k
66.27k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.54k
15.97k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.85k
4.83k (x1)
TOTAL
178.26k
161.26k (x0.9)

Performance/W
3550H
i5-8250U
Test#1 (Integers)
1492 points/W
4946 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2733 points/W
4418 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
730 points/W
1065 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
139 points/W
322 points/W
TOTAL
5093 points/W
10751 points/W

Performance/GHz
3550H
i5-8250U
Test#1 (Integers)
3652 points/GHz
6503 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6038 points/GHz
5777 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1347 points/GHz
1334 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1145 points/GHz
2361 points/GHz
TOTAL
12182 points/GHz
15975 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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