Intel Pentium G645T vs Intel Core i5-3550

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G645T and Intel Core i5-3550 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, 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 Pentium G645T

Intel Core i5-3550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G645T

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 77 Watt

Launch date	September 2012 vs 23 April 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 77 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3550

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 67.4°C vs 65.0°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1996 vs 1131
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4810 vs 1228
Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 767 vs 452
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2526 vs 848

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	67.4°C vs 65.0°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1996 vs 1131
PassMark - CPU mark	4810 vs 1228
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	767 vs 452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2526 vs 848

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G645T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1131

1996

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1228

4810

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

767

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

848

2526

Name	Intel Pentium G645T	Intel Core i5-3550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131	1996
PassMark - CPU mark	1228	4810
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	767
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	848	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 Pentium G645T	Intel Core i5-3550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	September 2012	23 April 2012
Place in performance rating	2528	2548
Processor Number	G645T	i5-3550
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	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	2.50 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.0°C	67.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	504 million	1400 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		67 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	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	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Device ID		0x152
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	3
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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	77 Watt
Thermal Solution		2011D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)