AMD Ryzen 5 3550U vs Intel Pentium Gold 7505

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 3550U vs Intel Pentium Gold 7505 and decide which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, streaming, rendering, video editing, programming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, Furmark, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, RealBench, UserBenchmark, Prime95, WPrime, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Handbrake, 3DMark, 7zip, PassMark, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold 7505 or AMD Ryzen 5 3550U.

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 3550U

52%

Pentium Gold 7505

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 3550U is 1% better than Pentium Gold 7505. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3550U

51%

Pentium Gold 7505

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.1	90.6
Valorant	103.6	103.0
Cyberpunk 2077	58.0	57.7
Apex Legends	97.4	96.8
Call of Duty Warzone	77.7	77.2
Overwatch	83.9	83.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.5	71.1
DOOM Eternal	51.8	51.5
Warzone	80.8	80.3
Assassin's Creed	87.0	86.5
Valheim	86.0	85.5

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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K 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 3550U

197%

Pentium Gold 7505

240%

To make a final resolution 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 Pentium Gold 7505 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3550U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Cinbench 15 Single-core	134	149
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	707	554
Cinbench 20 Single-core	343	348
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1581	1276
Cinbench 23 Single-core	900	831
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4232	2814

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Single-Core	2032	2457
Multi-Core	7704	5561

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Single-Core	888	1082
Multi-Core	3078	2584

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 later the processor is released, 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. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 01, 2021
Type	Unknown	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1449
Core name	Raven Ridge	Tiger Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	11
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	2030 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type		DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	4 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 Ryzen 5 3550U is 4% better than Pentium Gold 7505 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 3550U has 2 more core than Pentium Gold 7505. 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 3550U is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold 7505 is better: 10
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3550U and Intel Pentium Gold 7505 before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3550U specs and review.

• Intel Pentium Gold 7505 specs and review.