Intel Core i5-3550S vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
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CPU comparisonIntel Core i5-3550S or AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Intel Core i5-3550S has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3550S was released in Q2/2012. The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS was released in Q1/2024. |
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| Intel Core i5 (331) | Family | AMD Ryzen 9 (40) |
| Intel Core i 3000 (31) | CPU group | AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) |
| 3 | Generation | 7 |
| Ivy Bridge S | Architecture | Hawk Point (Zen 4) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS |
| -- | Successor | AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i5-3550S is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz (5.20 GHz). |
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| Intel Core i5-3550S | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.00 GHz | Frequency | 4.00 GHz |
| 3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 5.20 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. |
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| Intel Core i5-3550S | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| -- | AI hardware | AMD Ryzen™ AI |
| -- | AI specifications | AMD Ryzen™ AI (XDNA) @ 16 TOPS |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| Intel HD Graphics 2500 | GPU | AMD Radeon 780M |
| 0.65 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.80 GHz |
| 1.15 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 2.80 GHz |
| 7 | GPU Generation | 3 |
| 22 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 4 |
| 6 | Compute units | 12 |
| 48 | Shader | 768 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | Yes |
| No | Frame Generation | AMD FSR |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB |
| 11.0 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| Intel HD Graphics 2500 | GPU | AMD Radeon 780M |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i5-3550S supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Intel Core i5-3550S | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| DDR3-1600 | Memory | DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 |
| 32 GB | Max. Memory | 256 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 25.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 120.0 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| 6.00 MB | L3 Cache | 16.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | 20 |
| 15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-3550S has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS is 45 W. |
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| Intel Core i5-3550S | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 45 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 54 W |
| -- | TDP down | 35 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i5-3550S has a 6.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS cache has a total of 24.00 MB. |
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| Intel Core i5-3550S | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| 22 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 |
| LGA 1155 | Socket | FP8 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q2/2012 | Release date | Q1/2024 |
| 197 $ | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Intel Core i5-3550S
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.80 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz |
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AI performance (NPU)
The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
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Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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