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    Intel Core i5-2500 vs Intel Core i5-3550

    Intel Core i5-2500
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
    Intel Core i5-2500
    Intel Core i5-3550
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
    Intel Core i5-3550

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-3550
      109%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-3550
      108%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-3550
      110%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2500

    None

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3550

    8% higher single threaded performance.
    10% higher multi threaded performance.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 9% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i5-3550

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-3550

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i5-3550
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    TXT
    VT-x
    VT-d
    AES-NI

    Architecture

    Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i5-3550
    ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameSandy BridgevsIvy Bridge
    Release DateJan 2011vsApr 2012

    Cores

    Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i5-3550
    Cores4vs4
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 2500

    Cache

    Intel Core i5-2500Intel 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 i5-2500Intel Core i5-3550
    SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvs67°C
    PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
    Die Size216mm²vs160mm²
    Process32 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i5-3550
    Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3300 MHz
    Turbo Clock3700 MHzvs3700 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP95 Wvs77 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      3700 points
    • Intel Core i5-3550
      3811 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      13200 points
    • Intel Core i5-3550
      13596 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      8723
    • Intel Core i5-3550
      9623

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      3043
    • Intel Core i5-3550
      3306

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      9579
    • Intel Core i5-3550
      10522

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2500
      2809
    • Intel Core i5-3550
      3039

    points - higher is better

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