AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Pentium 3550M

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,548

Rank #448

vs
4,213

Rank #1,656

5,548
4,213

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 24.1% (Rank #448 vs #1656)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,109

Rank #1,671

5,790
4,109

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 29% (Rank #363 vs #1671)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,369

Rank #1,534

5,186
4,369

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 15.8% (Rank #521 vs #1534)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,510

Rank #1,460

5,023
4,510

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 10.2% (Rank #370 vs #1460)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,461

Rank #1,593

4,848
4,461

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 8% (Rank #510 vs #1593)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,487

Rank #1,489

5,112
4,487

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 12.2% (Rank #337 vs #1489)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Pentium 3550M Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
6
2
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,300 MHz
+36.1%
Clock Multiplier
36x
23x
+36.1%
L1 Cache
384 KB
62 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+91.9%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
2 MiB
+94%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
26 GB/s
+46.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
16
+20%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
37 W
43.1% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
22 nm
68.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Pentium 3550M
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X 3550M
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Haswell
Socket Socket FCPGA946
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-PGA946
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Pentium 3550M
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Pentium 3550M
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Pentium 3550M
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Pentium 3550M
3550M

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Pentium 3550M
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Pentium 3550M
Haswell

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Pentium 3550M
FCPGA946

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Pentium 3550M
FC-PGA946

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Pentium 3550M
DDR3L 1333/1600

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Pentium 3550M
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Pentium 3550M
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Pentium 3550M
1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Pentium 3550M
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Pentium 3550M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Pentium 3550M
Process 7 nm 22 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 118 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 1,400
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Pentium 3550M
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Pentium 3550M
118 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Pentium 3550M
1,400

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Pentium 3550M
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Pentium 3550M
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Pentium 3550M
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium 3550M
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Pentium 3550M
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Pentium 3550M
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Pentium 3550M
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Pentium 3550M
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Pentium 3550M
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64