Intel Celeron G550 vs Intel Pentium E5700

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G550 and Intel Pentium E5700 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.

Intel Celeron G550

Intel Pentium E5700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G550

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1210 vs 1186
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1259 vs 1085
Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 454 vs 343
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 863 vs 583

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs August 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210 vs 1186
PassMark - CPU mark	1259 vs 1085
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	454 vs 343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	863 vs 583

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5700

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 69.1°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G550
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

1186

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1259

1085

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

454

343

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

863

583

Name	Intel Celeron G550	Intel Pentium E5700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210	1186
PassMark - CPU mark	1259	1085
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	454	343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	863	583

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G550	Intel Pentium E5700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	June 2012	August 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$110
Place in performance rating	2481	2595
Price now	$19.99	$14.99
Processor Number	G550	E5700
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	33.69	34.17
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 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
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
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	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
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
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)