AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-7700HQ

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-7700HQ tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, streaming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as PassMark, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Prime95, Furmark, Handbrake, SuperPi, RealBench, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, 7zip, AIDA64, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-7700HQ 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%

Core i7-7700HQ

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3550H

51%

Core i7-7700HQ

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.4	92.0
Valorant	103.9	104.6
Cyberpunk 2077	58.2	58.6
Apex Legends	97.7	98.3
Call of Duty Warzone	77.9	78.4
Overwatch	84.2	84.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.7	72.1
DOOM Eternal	51.9	52.3
Warzone	81.0	81.6
Assassin's Creed	87.3	87.8
Valheim	86.2	86.8

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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%

Core i7-7700HQ

74%

To make a final decision 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 Core i7-7700HQ as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. 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 program 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 advantages 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	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Cinbench 15 Single-core	141	162
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	742	762
Cinbench 20 Single-core	360	390
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1660	1701
Cinbench 23 Single-core	945	961
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4442	4271

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Single-Core	2129	2053
Multi-Core	8087	7006

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Single-Core	890	1009
Multi-Core	3362	3936

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	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Announcement date	February 07, 2019	October 01, 2016
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1440
Core name	Picasso	Kaby Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	3	7
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.8 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	2.8 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	3300 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	45 W
Memory type		DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3500C4T4MFG n/a

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-7700HQ is 24% better than Ryzen 5 3550H in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-7700HQ is better: 26
Although it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Core i7-7700HQ before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3550H specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-7700HQ specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i7-6700HQ
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i5-8265U
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-7300HQ
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Pentium Gold 7505
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i3-9100TE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i3-1115G4
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-1130G7
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Core i3-1110G4
• Vs Core i3-1115GRE
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350GE
• Vs Core i3-11100B
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
• Vs Xeon E-2234
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i7-10810U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Core i3-10300
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Core i5-10310U
• Vs Core i5-1038NG7
• Vs Core i5-9500TE
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Core i5-9400T
• Vs Core i7-8557U
• Vs Core i7-9850HL
• Vs Core i5-1035G7
• Vs Core i5-1035G4
• Vs Core i5-9500T
• Vs Core i5-8257U
• Vs Core i5-8279U
• Vs Core i3-9320
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Core i7-8809G
• Vs Core i7-8705G
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Core i5-8600T
• Vs Core i5-9400H
• Vs Core i7-8559U
• Vs Core i7-8709G
• Vs Core i5-8400T
• Vs Core i5-8500T
• Vs Core i7-8706G
• Vs Core i5-8400H
• Vs Core i5-8259U
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Ryzen 3 3250U
• Vs Core i5-1340P
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-1335U
• Vs Core i5-1334U
• Vs Core i5-13420H
• Vs Core i5-13450HX
• Vs Core i7-1355U
• Vs Core i7-1365U
• Vs Core i3-1315U
• Vs Core i3-1305U
• Vs Core i7-13650HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
• Vs Core i7-6500U
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5625C
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425C
• Vs Ryzen 7 7735U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7535U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7320U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5125C
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

Intel Core i7-7700HQ Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i5-3470
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i7-6700HQ
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-2400
• Vs Core i5-4460
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i5-8265U
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs FX-6300 Six-Core
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i5-7300HQ
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i7-7500U
• Vs Core i5-3570K
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i7-3630QM
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Pentium Gold 7505
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Pentium Gold G6500
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i3-9100TE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i3-1115G4
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Pentium Gold G6605
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405
• Vs Core i3-1110G4
• Vs Core i3-1115GRE
• Vs Core i3-1115G4E
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Athlon 300GE
• Vs Athlon 320GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3350U
• Vs Core i5-1030NG7
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Core i7-10510Y
• Vs Core i5-10310U
• Vs Core i7-8565UC
• Vs Core i7-1060NG7
• Vs Core i5-9400T
• Vs Core i7-8557U
• Vs Core i7-8665UE
• Vs Core i5-8257U
• Vs Core i5-8265UC
• Vs Core i3-9100T
• Vs Core i3-9320
• Vs Core i7-7820EQ
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Core i3-8300
• Vs Core i3-9100
• Vs Core i7-8665U
• Vs Core i5-8365U
• Vs Core i3-9300T
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Core i3-8100B
• Vs Core i5-8305G
• Vs Core i7-5850EQ
• Vs Core i5-8400T
• Vs Core i3-8300T
• Vs Core i3-8350K
• Vs Core i5-8350U
• Vs Core i7-8650U
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H