Ryzen 5 3550H vs Pentium G850

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G850
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.94
Ryzen 5 3550H
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
5.07
+439%

Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Pentium G850 by a whopping 439% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G850 and Ryzen 5 3550H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25221226
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency1.3213.21
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date22 May 2011 (13 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$27no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G850 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size131 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C105 °C
Number of transistors504 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G850 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)
SocketFCLGA1155FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G850 and Ryzen 5 3550H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX (+), 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+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G850 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 Pentium G850 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 Pentium G850 and Ryzen 5 3550H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G850 and Ryzen 5 3550H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G850 and Ryzen 5 3550H.

PCIe version2.03.0
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.

Pentium G850 0.94
Ryzen 5 3550H 5.07
+439%

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.

Pentium G850 1435
Ryzen 5 3550H 7766
+441%

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.

Pentium G850 467
Ryzen 5 3550H 940
+101%

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.

Pentium G850 800
Ryzen 5 3550H 2857
+257%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 5.07
Recency 22 May 2011 6 January 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 3550H has a 439.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% 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 Pentium G850 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G850 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 3550H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G850 and Ryzen 5 3550H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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