[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 5 4500U vs Ryzen 5 3550H – the younger Ryzen is almost 50% faster despite the lower TDP

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] AMD Ryzen 5 4500U vs Ryzen 5 3550H - the younger Ryzen is almost 50% faster despite the lower TDP

From: Kostadin Dimitrov 07 September 2020 / 04:16 0

AMD’s line of processors Ryzen has been the hot new thing in the CPU world for the last few years. Since their release, the Ryzen line has been highly regarded and it has been praised for its performance. In this comparison, we have the recently released Ryzen 5 4500U versus last year’s Ryzen 5 3550H.

It is important to note that the new one is an energy-efficient model with 15W TDP while the consumption of the older is 35W. In other words, 4500U could be integrated into slimmer and more portable notebooks.

More detailed specs here: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U / AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

Specifications

There are two key differences between the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and the Ryzen 5 3550H. The first one is that the newer Ryzen 5 4500U has double the cache – 8MBs, compared to the older one which has just 4MBs. This increase should in turn lead to better performance in many applications. The second key difference, as we mentioned above, is that the 3550H requires a much more powerful cooling system as its TDP is rated at 35W.

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Cores / Threads	6 / 6	4 / 8
Base / Max frequency	2.30 – 4.00 GHz	2.10 – 3.70 GHz
Cache	8 MB Cache	4 MB Cache
TDP / up / down	15W / 25W / 10W	35W / 40W / 12W
Memory support	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz	DDR4-2400MHz
Integrated graphics	Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000)	Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000)

CPU Benchmark

In terms of CPU power, we can see that the Ryzen 5 4550U does a lot better than its older sibling. In our 3D rendering benchmark, the 4550U takes the lead with a whopping 42% difference, and in our Photoshop benchmark 3550H is more than 50% slower.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

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GPU Benchmark

In the graphics department, the lead is taken by the Ryzen 5 4550U again. On average, the 4550U does 8-24% better in graphics-intensive tasks (17% better on average).

Gaming capabilities

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GO	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings)	HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000)	109 fps (+9%)	76 fps (+12%)	53 fps (+6%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	100 fps	68 fps	50 fps

DOTA 2	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings)	HD 1080p, High (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000)	111 fps (+5%)	73 fps (+7%)	42 fps (+17%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	106 fps	68 fps	36 fps

Conclusion

Overall, in this comparison, the Ryzen 5 4500U is the clear winner. In our CPU benchmarks, the 4500U did about 50% better than the 3550H, and in the graphics-intensive tasks, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000) has 17% better performance on average, compared to RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000). In real gaming tests, the advantage of RX Vega 6 in Ryzen 4500U is 9.3%.

These tests clearly show the gap between the two generations as the Ryzen 4000 is not only much more energy-efficient but it’s much more powerful as well.