Intel Celeron N4500 vs Intel Pentium 3550M

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4500 and Intel Pentium 3550M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron N4500

Intel Pentium 3550M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4500

Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
6.2x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 37 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1378 vs 1184
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1976 vs 1330

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 37 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378 vs 1184
PassMark - CPU mark	1976 vs 1330

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3550M

2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB

Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 3550M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

1184

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1976

1330

Name	Intel Celeron N4500	Intel Pentium 3550M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378	1184
PassMark - CPU mark	1976	1330
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.428
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1267
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1267
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2635
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2635

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4500	Intel Pentium 3550M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'21	1 October 2013
Place in performance rating	1842	1836
Processor Number	N4500	3550M
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$134
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.30 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		130 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Transistor count		960 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4E55
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	1.1 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1338	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	37 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AX MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	14
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)