Intel Celeron 550 vs Intel Core i5-3317U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 550 and Intel Core i5-3317U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron 550

Intel Core i5-3317U

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 i5-3317U

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: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 82% lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 31 Watt
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1252 vs 662
6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2015 vs 334
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 991 vs 918

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 31 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1252 vs 662
PassMark - CPU mark	2015 vs 334
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	991 vs 918

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 550
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3317U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

662

1252

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

334

2015

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

955

452

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

918

991

Name	Intel Celeron 550	Intel Core i5-3317U
PassMark - Single thread mark	662	1252
PassMark - CPU mark	334	2015
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	955	452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	918	991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.749
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.031
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.867
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2750

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 550	Intel Core i5-3317U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'06	1 May 2012
Place in performance rating	2543	2548
Processor Number	550	i5-3317U
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$225
Value for money (0-100)		4.04
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	143 mm2	118 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105 °C
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	291 million
VID voltage range	0.95V-1.30V
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum frequency		2.60 GHz
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	31.0mm x 24.0mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478, PBGA479	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt	17 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
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		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Graphics
Device ID		0x166
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4