Intel Pentium E5700 vs Intel Core i3-550

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5700 and Intel Core i3-550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. 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 Pentium E5700

Intel Core i3-550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5700

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 72.6°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt

Launch date	August 2010 vs May 2010
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 72.6°C
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-550

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1343 vs 1186
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1625 vs 1085
Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 478 vs 343
Around 82% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1061 vs 583

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1343 vs 1186
PassMark - CPU mark	1625 vs 1085
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	478 vs 343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1061 vs 583

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5700
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1186

1343

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1085

1625

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

343

478

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

583

1061

Name	Intel Pentium E5700	Intel Core i3-550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186	1343
PassMark - CPU mark	1085	1625
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	343	478
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	583	1061
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 Pentium E5700	Intel Core i3-550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Clarkdale
Launch date	August 2010	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$110	$101
Place in performance rating	2595	2933
Price now	$14.99	$179.95
Processor Number	E5700	i3-550
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	34.17	4.63
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	82 mm2	81 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	382 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	0.6500V-1.4000V
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Number of threads		4
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
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	LGA775	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	73 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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® SSE4.2
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8