Ryzen 5 3550H vs A6-3620

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Aggregate performance score

A6-3620
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.21
Ryzen 5 3550H
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
5.08
+320%

Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms A6-3620 by a whopping 320% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-3620 and Ryzen 5 3550H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23591230
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency1.7013.23
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date20 December 2011 (12 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-3620 and Ryzen 5 3550H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache128 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size228 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A6-3620 and Ryzen 5 3550H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM1FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3620 and Ryzen 5 3550H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3620 and Ryzen 5 3550H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3620 and Ryzen 5 3550H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 6530DAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3620 and Ryzen 5 3550H.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A6-3620 1.21
Ryzen 5 3550H 5.08
+320%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A6-3620 1848
Ryzen 5 3550H 7767
+320%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-3620 251
Ryzen 5 3550H 940
+275%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-3620 782
Ryzen 5 3550H 2859
+266%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.21 5.08
Recency 20 December 2011 6 January 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 3550H has a 319.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more threads, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3550H is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3620 in performance tests.

Note that A6-3620 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 3550H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-3620 and Ryzen 5 3550H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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