AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like WPrime, Gears 5, RealBench, SuperPi, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Blender, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

DOOM: Eternal
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valorant
Overwatch
Apex Legends
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Borderlands 3
Valheim
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite
Death Stranding
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Watch Dogs Legion
Rainbow Six Siege
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3550H.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 3550H

52%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

54%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is 3% better than Ryzen 5 3550H. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3550H

51%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.4	94.0
Valorant	103.9	106.8
Cyberpunk 2077	58.2	59.8
Apex Legends	97.7	100.4
Call of Duty Warzone	77.9	80.1
Overwatch	84.2	86.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.7	73.7
DOOM Eternal	51.9	53.4
Warzone	81.0	83.3
Assassin's Creed	87.3	89.7
Valheim	86.2	88.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3550H

84%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

54%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3550H is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	141	172
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	742	1347
Cinbench 20 Single-core	360	442
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1660	2976
Cinbench 23 Single-core	945	1145
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4442	7928

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Single-Core	2129	2281
Multi-Core	8087	13702

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Single-Core	890	1059
Multi-Core	3362	5863

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Announcement date	February 07, 2019	April 01, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	AM4
Core name	Picasso	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	Zen+	Zen 2
Generation	3	2
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type		DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400	2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB	576KB
L2 cache	2MB	3MB
L3 cache	4MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3500C4T4MFG n/a	YD260BBBM6IAF YD260BBBAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is 38% better than Ryzen 5 3550H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3550H. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is better: 5
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is better: 28
However, it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3550H specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 specs and review.