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Core i7-9850H vs Ryzen 5 3550H


Description
The i7-9850H is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 3550H is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-9850H gets a score of 289.3 k points while the 3550H gets 178.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9850H is 1.6 times faster than the 3550H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
810f81
Core
Coffee Lake-H
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1440
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
45 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x64+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
4096 kB
Date
June 2019
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
49.24k points
45.07k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.3k points
178.26k 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
i7-9850H
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
4.11k
3.63k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
15.19k
16.69k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.04k
4.92k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.98k
5k (x0.42)
TOTAL
36.32k
30.24k (x0.83)

Multithread

i7-9850H

3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
22.68k
13.62k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
83.77k
65.71k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.37k
23.7k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.55k
5.64k (x0.66)
TOTAL
145.37k
108.67k (x0.75)

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
i7-9850H
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
19.83k
13.51k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
16.52k
22.34k (x1.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
4.98k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.02k
4.24k (x0.47)
TOTAL
49.24k
45.07k (x0.92)

Multithread

i7-9850H

3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
130.19k
52.21k (x0.4)
Test#2 (FP)
121.44k
95.66k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.05k
25.54k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.62k
4.85k (x0.5)
TOTAL
289.3k
178.26k (x0.62)

Performance/W
i7-9850H
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
2893 points/W
1492 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2699 points/W
2733 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
623 points/W
730 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
214 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
6429 points/W
5093 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-9850H
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
4311 points/GHz
3652 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3591 points/GHz
6038 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
841 points/GHz
1347 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1961 points/GHz
1145 points/GHz
TOTAL
10703 points/GHz
12182 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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