Intel Core i5-3550 vs Intel Pentium G3430
Summary
Intel Core i5-3550
157%
Intel Pentium G3430
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-3550
112%
Intel Pentium G3430
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-3550
202%
Intel Pentium G3430
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3550 |
| 12% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 102% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 57% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G3430 |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-3550
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-3550
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i5-3550 | | Intel Pentium G3430 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i5-3550 | | Intel Pentium G3430 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_IvyBridge | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Ivy Bridge | vs | Haswell |
| Release Date | Apr 2012 | vs | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| Intel Core i5-3550 | | Intel Pentium G3430 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 | vs | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Cache
| Intel Core i5-3550 | | Intel Pentium G3430 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6144 KB (shared) | vs | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i5-3550 | | Intel Pentium G3430 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1155 | vs | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | 67°C | vs | 72°C |
| Package | FC-LGA12C | vs | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 160mm² | vs | 177mm² |
| Process | 22 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i5-3550 | | Intel Pentium G3430 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3300 MHz | vs | 3300 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 77 W | vs | 54 W |
Intel Core i5-3550
3811 points
Intel Pentium G3430
3696 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-3550
13596 points
Intel Pentium G3430
7392 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-3550
9623
Intel Pentium G3430
4759
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-3550
3039
Intel Pentium G3430
2700
points - higher is better