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).

Intel Celeron G470

Intel Core i5-3550

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: 4809 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	4809 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

4809

Name	Intel Celeron G470	Intel Core i5-3550
PassMark - Single thread mark	837	1996
PassMark - CPU mark	570	4809
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)