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Intel i7-8559U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is newer than Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz and is around -7% slower in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is around -19% slower in single-thread testing. Also, AMD Ryzen 5 3550H uses around 22% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Laptop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 2980 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz×AMD Ryzen 5 3550H+ ADD
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Socket TypeFCBGA1528FP5
CPU ClassLaptopLaptop
Clockspeed2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 4.5 GHzUp to 3.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 8)4 (Threads: 8)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 8MBL1: 384KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 4MB
TDP28W35W
Yearly Running Cost$5.11$6.39
Other Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
First Seen on ChartQ3 2018Q1 2019
# of Samples5522428
CPU Rank17201805
CPU Value13.40.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2476(0.0%)2011(-18.8%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)8277(0.0%)7678(-7.2%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 25th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
8,277
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
7,678
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 25th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
13.4
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
NA
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 25th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
2,476
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
2,011
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Max TDP28W35W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.