Intel Core i3-8100 vs Intel Core i5-3550

Intel Core i3-8100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i3-8100
Intel Core i5-3550
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i5-3550

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8100

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3550

None

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-8100Intel Core i5-3550
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i3-8100Intel Core i5-3550
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsIvy Bridge
Release DateJan 2018vsApr 2012

Cores

Intel Core i3-8100Intel Core i5-3550
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 630vsIntel HD 2500

Cache

Intel Core i3-8100Intel Core i5-3550
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-8100Intel Core i5-3550
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp72°Cvs67°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA12C
Die Size151mm²vs160mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-8100Intel Core i5-3550
Cpu Frequency2800 MHzvs3300 MHz
Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs3700 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs77 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    4320 points
  • Intel Core i5-3550
    3811 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8100
    13440 points
  • Intel Core i5-3550
    13596 points

Points - higher is better