AMD Ryzen 5 3550H VS Intel Celeron N4120

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Celeron N4120 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

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Higher clock speed

2.10 GHz 1.10 GHz

Around -91% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

3.70 GHz 2.60 GHz

Around 30% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of Intel Celeron N4120

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Performance per watt

6 W 35 W

About 0.17 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Intel Celeron N4120

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Celeron N4120 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Intel Celeron N4120
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	AMD Ryzen Intel Celeron
Generation	2 9
CPU group	AMD Ryzen 3000H Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Celeron N4120 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	2.10 GHz 1.10 GHz
CPU Cores	4 4
Turbo (1 Core)	3.70 GHz 2.60 GHz
CPU Threads	8 4
Turbo (4 Cores)	3.00 GHz 2.50 GHz
Hyperthreading	Yes No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Celeron N4120 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 600
GPU frequency	1.40 GHz 0.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo 0.70 GHz
Execution units	8 12
Shader	512 96
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 8 GB
Max. displays	3 3
Generation	8 9.5
DirectX Version	12 12
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Release date	Q1/2018 Q4/2017

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Celeron N4120. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Celeron N4120 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
Max. Memory	32 GB
ECC	Yes No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	3.0 2.0
PCIe lanes	12 6

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Celeron N4120.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 3550H or Intel Celeron N4120? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	35 W 6 W
TDP down	12 W --
Tjunction max.	105 °C --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Celeron N4120 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
L3-Cache	4.00 MB 4.00 MB
Architecture	Picasso (Zen+) Gemini Lake
Technology	12 nm 10 nm
Socket	FP5 BGA 1090
Release date	Q1/2019 Q4/2019

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Celeron N4120.

Specification	Value
Used in	Acer Swift 3HP 14-dk0002ngHP 17-CA1105NGLenovo IdeaPad C340 Unknown

Benchmarks

Real tests AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Celeron N4120

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is based on Cinema 4 Suite.

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

360

Intel Celeron N4120

165

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

It is the new version of the benchmark which is developed on the basis of Cinebench R15 (both versions are operated on the basis of Cinema 4 - the most popular 3D modeling software).

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

1660

Intel Celeron N4120

407