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AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Intel Core i7-8550U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
43.6Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-8550U
35.9Inno Score
46.3Single-core37.7
36.7Multi-core23.8
47.1Efficiencyspec-based66.4
46.3iGPU25.8
49.9Platformspec-based37.2
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600H1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8550U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H wins this laptop processor face-off, 43.6 to 35.9, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+20) and multi-core (+13). Intel Core i7-8550U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

  • Stronger single-core score: 46 vs 38
  • Stronger multi-core score: 37 vs 24
  • Stronger iGPU score: 46 vs 26
  • 240% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 9,900 vs 2,914
  • 182% higher PassMark: 16,345 vs 5,794

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8550U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i7-8550U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i7-8550U
Announced20212017
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
Base TDP45 W15 W+67%
Max TDP54 W+116%25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i7-8550U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i7-8550U
Cores6+50%4
Performance cores6—
Threads12+50%8
Base clock3.3 GHz+83%1.8 GHz
Boost clock4.2 GHz+5%4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+100%8 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i7-8550U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i7-8550U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Intel UHD Graphics 620
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,150 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i7-8550U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i7-8550U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4266DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133
Max memory64 GB+100%32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i7-8550U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i7-8550U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,860Bottom 16%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,400Bottom 21%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,420+39%Bottom 21%1,021Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (multi)9,900+240%Bottom 37%2,914Bottom 5%
PassMark16,345+182%Bottom 35%5,794Bottom 8%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980+152%Bottom 34%389Bottom 8%

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