Intel Aubrey Isle vs Intel Core i3-550

Comparative analysis of Intel Aubrey Isle and Intel Core i3-550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Aubrey Isle

Intel Core i3-550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Aubrey Isle

30 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 2
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	32 vs 2
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-550

Around 167% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
4.1x lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 300 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 300 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Aubrey Isle
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-550

Name	Intel Aubrey Isle	Intel Core i3-550
PassMark - Single thread mark		1340
PassMark - CPU mark		1611
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		478
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1061
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		31.203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.156
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.358

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Aubrey Isle	Intel Core i3-550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Knights Ferry	Clarkdale
Launch date	May 2010	May 2010
Place in performance rating	not rated	2923
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$101
Price now		$179.95
Processor Number		i3-550
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.63
Performance
Die size	684 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	32	2
Transistor count	2300 million	382 million
64 bit support
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.6°C
Number of threads		4
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1156
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)