Intel Celeron G1610T vs Intel Core i5-3550

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1610T and Intel Core i5-3550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 G1610T

Intel Core i5-3550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1610T

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 77 Watt

Launch date	December 2012 vs 23 April 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 77 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3550

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 61% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1986 vs 1207
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4794 vs 1327
Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 767 vs 410
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2526 vs 741

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1986 vs 1207
PassMark - CPU mark	4794 vs 1327
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	767 vs 410
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2526 vs 741

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1610T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1207

1986

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1327

4794

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

410

767

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

741

2526

Name	Intel Celeron G1610T	Intel Core i5-3550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1207	1986
PassMark - CPU mark	1327	4794
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	410	767
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	741	2526
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.39
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.919
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.067
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		680

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1610T	Intel Core i5-3550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	December 2012	23 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$89	$205
Place in performance rating	2523	2506
Price now	$40.04	$329.95
Processor Number	G1610T	i5-3550
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	16.94	6.19
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	67 °C
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Maximum core temperature		67.4°C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333	DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Device ID		0x152
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	77 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011A	2011D
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)