Intel Core i5 9500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

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Intel Core i5 9500
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Single-Core Performance
44
34
Multi-Core Performance
16
11
Power Efficiency
42
56
Integrated Graphics
23
39
QucikComparison Final Score
32
29
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i5 9500 and AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5 9500

  • + 6-core design
  • + DDR4 memory support
  • + LGA-1151 socket
  • + Coffee Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

  • + 4 cores / 8 threads with SMT
  • + DDR4 memory support
  • + FP5 socket
  • + Zen+ (Picasso) architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i5 9500
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Limited single-core performance
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • Older generation architecture

"A entry-level Intel Core i5 9500 processor with strong single-core performance (44/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Limited single-core performance
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • Older generation architecture

"A entry-level AMD Ryzen 5 3550H processor with strong single-core performance (34/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 9500 +82%
96.26
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
52.85
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i5 9500 +24%
67
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
54
Intel Core i5 9500 AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 321 222

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 3550H ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 1505 1083
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 5423 3288
File compression 397.6 MB/sec 328.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 40.4 Klines/sec 23 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 116 pages/sec 88.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 167.9 Mpixels/sec 113 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 149.6 pages/sec 97.7 pages/sec
Background blur 36.4 images/sec 13.3 images/sec
Photo processing 54.6 images/sec 31 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.47 Mpixels/sec 5.25 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 3550H ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 2567 2013
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 9835 7681
Integer math 27.6 GOps/sec 27.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 23.8 GOps/sec 13.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 35M Primes/sec 17M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.9M Strings/sec 12.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 3.1 GBytes/sec 6.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 136.4 MBytes/sec 107.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 618 Frames/sec 398 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.1B Matrices/sec 4.1B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 3550H ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 4.9 PPW 6.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 83.4 PPW 93.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 151.3 PPW 219.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.48 PPW 1.51 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 3550H ↗
Vendor Intel Amd
Released 23-Apr-19 6-Jan-19
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake Zen+ (Picasso)
Model number i5-9500
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630 Radeon Vega 8
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 3550H ↗
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 6 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 2.1 GHz
E-Cores
E-Threads
Base Frequency (E)
Total Cores 6 4
Total Threads 6 8
Multiplier 30x 21x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 512K (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 3550H ↗
Transistors 4.9 billions
Fabrication Process 14 nm 12 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 12-35 W (configurable)
Socket LGA-1151 FP5
Peak Temperature 100°C 105°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 3550H ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 Radeon Vega 8
GPU Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1200 MHz
Shading Units 192 512
TMUs 24 32
ROPs 3 8
Execution Units 24 8
iGPU FLOPS 0.4 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 3550H ↗
Memory Types -2666 -2400
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 35.76 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

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