Ryzen 5 3550H — Benchmarks & Specs
Bottom line: how fast is the Ryzen 5 3550H?
In PassMark CPU Mark it scores 7,627 points, per PassMark Software.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Ryzen 5 3550H is a processor released in 2019 from AMD. Key on-paper specs include 4 cores / 8 threads, boost clock of 3.7 GHz, 35W TDP. Data on this page draws on 6 synthetic benchmark results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the Ryzen 5 3550H, comparing it against other processors in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark CPU Mark | 7,627 points | PassMark Software 2026-07-06 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 3,930 points | NotebookCheck 2023-08-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 2,832 points | Geekbench Browser 2024-01-01 | |
| PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2,000 points | PassMark Software 2026-08-24 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 940 points | Geekbench Browser 2024-01-01 | |
| Cinebench R23 single | 886 points | NotebookCheck 2023-08-01 |
Full Specifications
| pcie | Gen 3 |
|---|---|
| cores | 4 |
| tdp w | 35 |
| market | Mobile |
| socket | AMD Socket FP5 |
| threads | 8 |
| codename | Picasso |
| process nm | 12 |
| l3 cache mb | 4 |
| spec source | TechPowerUp CPU Database |
| transistors m | 4940 |
| base clock ghz | 2.1 |
| memory support | DDR4 |
| boost clock ghz | 3.7 |
| integrated graphics | Radeon Vega 8 |
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