AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i3-9100

Ryzen 5 3550H vs Core i3-9100 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 3550H performs better than the Core i3-9100. Despite this, the Core i3-9100 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Ryzen 5 3550H has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i3-9100 has a significantly higher clock speed than the Ryzen 5 3550H. Also, the Core i3-9100 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 5 3550H CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-9100 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. 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 5 3550H has more L2 cache than the Core i3-9100. Despite this, the Core i3-9100 has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen 5 3550H.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 3550H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.