Intel Core i7 8559U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8559U with 4 cores 2.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3550H with 4 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 8559U 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (37.5GB/s vs 35.76GB/s)
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 4MB)
Lower TDP (28W vs 35W)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H 's Advantages
Released 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 2400)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 8559U
+26%
1416
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
1119
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8559U
+32%
4869
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
3661
Blender
Intel Core i7 8559U
+13%
69
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
61
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Jan 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Laptop
Type
Laptop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Kaby Lake-R
Core Architecture
Picasso
Intel BGA 1356
Socket
FP5
Iris Pro Plus
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Vega 8
Core i7 (Kaby Lake-U Refresh)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
4.9 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
12 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
12-35 W
72 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
123 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
4
-
Performance Core Threads
8
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
27.0
Multiplier
21x
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
256 KB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
4 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
DDR4-2400
32 GB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
35.76 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
-
Shader Units
512
-
Texture Units
32
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
8
-
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
1.13 TFLOPS
