Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 vs Intel Core i5-3550

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 and Intel Core i5-3550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. 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 Core 2 Duo E6850

Intel Core i5-3550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 67.4°C
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 67.4°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3550

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1995 vs 1180
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4809 vs 1118
Around 91% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 767 vs 401
3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2526 vs 702

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1995 vs 1180
PassMark - CPU mark	4809 vs 1118
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	767 vs 401
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2526 vs 702

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1180

1995

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1118

4809

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

401

767

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

702

2526

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	Intel Core i5-3550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1180	1995
PassMark - CPU mark	1118	4809
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	401	767
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	702	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 Core 2 Duo E6850	Intel Core i5-3550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'07	23 April 2012
Place in performance rating	2457	2464
Processor Number	E6850	i5-3550
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	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	3.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	143 mm2	160 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	67.4°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
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
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	77 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		2011D
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
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Device ID		0x152
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		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 2500
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4