AMD Z-01 vs Intel Core i5-3550S

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AMD Z-01 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-3550S
AMD Z-01 Intel Core i5-3550S

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Z-01 and the Intel Core i5-3550S and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Z-01 2 core processor released in Q2/2011 with the Intel Core i5-3550S which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2012.
AMD C (6) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD C (6) CPU group Intel Core i 3000 (31)
1 Generation 3
Ontario (Bobcat) Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Z-01 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-3550S clocks with 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD Z-01 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3550S
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Z-01 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3550S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon HD 6250 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
0.28 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
3 GPU Generation 7
40 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
1 Compute units 6
80 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 6250 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the AMD Z-01, while the Intel Core i5-3550S supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

AMD Z-01 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3550S
DDR3-1066 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Z-01 has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-3550S is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Z-01 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3550S
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Z-01 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-3550S is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

AMD Z-01 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3550S
40 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
BGA 413 Socket LGA 1155
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q2/2012
-- Release price 197 $
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
AMD Radeon HD 6250 @ 0.28 GHz
45 (41%)
Intel Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
781 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2528 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
722 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2082 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
4512 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Z-01 Intel Core i5-3550S
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