Intel Core i5 8259U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8259U with 4 cores 2.3GHz 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 i5 8259U Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (37.5GB/s vs 35.76GB/s)
Higher base frequency (2.3GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (6MB vs 4MB)
Lower TDP (28W vs 35W)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Advantages
Released 9 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 2400)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
899
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
+4%
936
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
3564
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
+15%
4108
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
+9%
1220
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
1119
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
+18%
4337
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
3661
Blender
Intel Core i5 8259U
+6%
65
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
61
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
+2%
918
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
898
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
+15%
3945
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
3423
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
+9%
2239
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
2046
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
+1%
8002
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
7865
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Jan 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Picasso
i5-8259U
Processor Number
-
BGA-1528
Socket
FP5
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Vega 8
Package
-
Transistor Count
4.9 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
12 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
12-35 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
23x
Multiplier
21x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
4 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
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
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
384
Shader Units
512
48
Texture Units
32
6
Raster Operation Units
8
48
Execution Units
8
15 W
Power Consumption
65 W
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
0.81 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.13 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
12
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
