Intel Core i3-550 vs Intel Celeron E1500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-550 and Intel Celeron E1500 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, 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).

Intel Core i3-550

Intel Celeron E1500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-550

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1339 vs 764
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1608 vs 626
Around 84% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 478 vs 260
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1061 vs 457

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs November 2008
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1339 vs 764
PassMark - CPU mark	1608 vs 626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	478 vs 260
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1061 vs 457

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1500

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 72.6°C
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt

Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 72.6°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-550
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1339

764

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1608

626

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

478

260

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1061

457

Name	Intel Core i3-550	Intel Celeron E1500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1339	764
PassMark - CPU mark	1608	626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	478	260
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1061	457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	31.203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.156
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.358

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-550	Intel Celeron E1500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Conroe
Launch date	May 2010	November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$101	$63
Place in performance rating	2924	2936
Price now	$179.95	$19.65
Processor Number	i3-550	E1500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.63	17.57
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	81 mm2	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (shared)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V	0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
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	FCLGA1156	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
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® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)