Ryzen 5 3550H vs i3-4130

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-4130 and Ryzen 5 3550H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1892	1246
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.45	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	3.66	13.22
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$120	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4130 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Die size	177 mm2	209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4130 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1150	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4130 and Ryzen 5 3550H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Core i3-4130 and Ryzen 5 3550H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4130 and Ryzen 5 3550H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4130 and Ryzen 5 3550H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 4400	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4130 and Ryzen 5 3550H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4130 and Ryzen 5 3550H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4130 and Ryzen 5 3550H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4130 and Ryzen 5 3550H.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.09	4.89
Integrated graphics card	1.36	4.51
Recency	1 September 2013	6 January 2019
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	35 Watt

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