Intel Celeron 550 vs Intel Core i3-5005U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 550 and Intel Core i3-5005U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals. 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron 550

Intel Core i3-5005U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 550

2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 955 vs 452

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	955 vs 452

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-5005U

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 31 Watt
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1140 vs 662
6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2016 vs 334
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 997 vs 918

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 31 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1140 vs 662
PassMark - CPU mark	2016 vs 334
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	997 vs 918

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 550
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-5005U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

662

1140

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

334

2016

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

955

452

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

918

997

Name	Intel Celeron 550	Intel Core i3-5005U
PassMark - Single thread mark	662	1140
PassMark - CPU mark	334	2016
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	955	452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	918	997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		33.512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.535
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.741
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		866
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2531
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3998
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		866
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2531
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3998

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 550	Intel Core i3-5005U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'06	5 January 2015
Place in performance rating	2554	1918
Processor Number	550	i3-5005U
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$275
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	143 mm2	82 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	291 million	1300 Million
VID voltage range	0.95V-1.30V
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Maximum frequency		2 GHz
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	40mm x 24mmx 1.3mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478, PBGA479	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR 1333 /1600
Graphics
Device ID		0x1616
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max frequency		850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 5500
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		4x1 2x4