Ryzen 5 3550H vs Ryzen 5 1500X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1500X
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.73
+17.2%
Ryzen 5 3550H
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
4.89

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 3550H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11371245
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency8.3413.22
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1500X 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)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3521
L1 cache384 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size213 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 3550H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTMMX (+), 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 Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 3550H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 3550H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 3550H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2012

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.

Ryzen 5 1500X 5.73
+17.2%
Ryzen 5 3550H 4.89

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.

Ryzen 5 1500X 9099
+17.2%
Ryzen 5 3550H 7764

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.

Ryzen 5 1500X 1114
+18.1%
Ryzen 5 3550H 943

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.

Ryzen 5 1500X 3688
+28.9%
Ryzen 5 3550H 2862

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 1500X 4573
Ryzen 5 3550H 4592
+0.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 1500X 20186
+3.4%
Ryzen 5 3550H 19521

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 5 1500X 7403
+3.2%
Ryzen 5 3550H 7174

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 5 1500X 6.9
+11.2%
Ryzen 5 3550H 7.67

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 1500X 9
+4.7%
Ryzen 5 3550H 9

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 1500X 805
+8.5%
Ryzen 5 3550H 742

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 1500X 154
+6.9%
Ryzen 5 3550H 144

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 1500X 1.73
+4.8%
Ryzen 5 3550H 1.65

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 1500X 4.9
+4.3%
Ryzen 5 3550H 4.7

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 1500X 3910
+33.5%
Ryzen 5 3550H 2929

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 1500X 50
+11.7%
Ryzen 5 3550H 44

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 1500X 177
+20.6%
Ryzen 5 3550H 147

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 1500X 4604
+40.3%
Ryzen 5 3550H 3281

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 1500X 586
Ryzen 5 3550H 659
+12.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 1500X 919
+2.2%
Ryzen 5 3550H 899

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 1500X 3865
+8.9%
Ryzen 5 3550H 3548

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 1500X 21842
+21.5%
Ryzen 5 3550H 17978

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 1500X 178
+9.6%
Ryzen 5 3550H 162

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.73 4.89
Recency 16 March 2017 6 January 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 1500X has a 17.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Ryzen 5 3550H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1500X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3550H in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1500X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 3550H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 3550H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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