Intel Core i7-8550U vs AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

Core i7-8550U vs Ryzen 3 7320U specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 3 7320U is faster than the Core i7-8550U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-8550U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 3 7320U has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-8550U. Also, the Ryzen 3 7320U has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 3 7320U has more L2 cache than the Core i7-8550U. Despite this, the Core i7-8550U has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen 3 7320U.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i7-8550U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.