AMD Ryzen 5 3550H - CPU Specs

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Specifications

Technical data

Specifications checked against the linked manufacturer source on 2026-10-01. Manufacturer fields have been refreshed; other historical fields have not all been reverified.

Official specifications

CPU generation and family

CPU group
AMD Ryzen 3000H
Family
Ryzen
Form Factor
Laptops / Desktops
Generation
2
Name
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Predecessor
—
Segment
Mobile
Series
Ryzen 3000 Series
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
4
CPU Threads
8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Max. Boost Clock
3.7 GHz
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
3 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
8
Generation
8
GPU Frequency
1200 MHz
GPU name
Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
GPU Turbo
No turbo
Graphics Cores
8
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
2 GB
Release date
Q1/2018
Shader
512
Technology
14 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

ECC
Yes
Max. Memory
32 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR4-2400
PCIe
PCIe 3.0
PCIe lanes
12
PCIe version
3.0
System Memory Specification
2400

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Configurable TDP
12-35 W
Default TDP
35 W
Maximum Operating Temperature
105 °C
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
35 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
12 W
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Picasso (Zen+)
Codename
Picasso
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L1-Cache
0.375 MB
L2-Cache
2 MB
L3-Cache
4 MB
Manufacturer OS Support
Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Manufacturer product ID (tray)
YM3500C4T4MFG
Official source
https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
Part Number
—
Release date
Q1 2019
Socket
FP5
Technology
12nm
Verification scope
Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
Verified on
2026-10-01
Virtualization
AMD-V, SVM

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3550H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

356 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

293 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

482 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

383 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

680 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

613 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

194 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

115 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

286 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

325 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

255 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

208 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

482 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3550H with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

360

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

365

Intel Core i7-8650U

364

Intel Core i3-8100

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1660

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

1689

Intel Core i5-8300H

1684

Intel Core i5-8259U

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

141

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

142

Intel Core i3-4340

142

Intel Core i3-4350

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

742

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

758

Intel Core i7-10510U

755

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

770

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

776

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

773

Intel Core i3-4150

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2842

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

2866

Intel Core i5-3570K

2855

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2

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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

1434 GFLOPS

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

1611 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-1145G7

1550 GFLOPS

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c

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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

518.9 s

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

502 s

Intel Core i5-10300H

506.8 s

Intel Core i7-7700HQ

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3625

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

3635

Intel Core i5-6440EQ

3629

Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

11645

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

11774

Intel Core i5-6585R

11740

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.7

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

1.7

Intel Core i7-6700HQ

1.7

Intel Core i7-6770HQ

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

8.6

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

8.73

Intel Core i7-7920HQ

8.63

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

8417

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

8493

Intel Core i3-8100B

8443

AMD Ryzen 5 1400

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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