Intel Celeron G470 vs Intel Core i5-3550

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G470 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G470

  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 77 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 77 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3550

  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 67.4°C vs 65.5°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1996 vs 837
  • 8.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4802 vs 570
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 67.4°C vs 65.5°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1996 vs 837
PassMark - CPU mark 4802 vs 570

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G470
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3550

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
837
1996
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
570
4802
Name Intel Celeron G470 Intel Core i5-3550
PassMark - Single thread mark 837 1996
PassMark - CPU mark 570 4802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 767
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 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 G470 Intel Core i5-3550

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge
Launch date Q2'13 23 April 2012
Place in performance rating 2508 2497
Processor Number G470 i5-3550
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $205
Price now $329.95
Value for money (0-100) 6.19

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 65.5°C 67.4°C
Number of cores 1 4
Number of threads 2 4
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 67 °C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3 1333/1600

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz 1.15 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 Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Device ID 0x152
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2 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 2011D

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0 3.0
PCIe configurations up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)