Intel Celeron 7300 vs Intel Core i5-3550S

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Intel Celeron 7300 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-3550S
Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Core i5-3550S

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 7300 or Intel Core i5-3550S - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Celeron 7300 has 5 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 7300 was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Core i5-3550S has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3550S was released in Q2/2012.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Celeron 7000 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 3000 (31)
12 Generation 3
Alder Lake U Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 7300 is a 5 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The Intel Core i5-3550S has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Celeron 7300 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3550S
5 Cores 4
6 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz
1x Golden Cove
A-Core 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz)
0.70 GHz
4x Gracemont
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Celeron 7300 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3550S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
12 GPU Generation 7
10 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
48 Compute units 6
384 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 7300 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3550S can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Celeron 7300 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3550S
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
3.25 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
14 PCIe lanes 16
27.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron 7300 has a TDP of 9 W, that of the Intel Core i5-3550S is 65 W.

Intel Celeron 7300 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3550S
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
29 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 7300 has a 11.25 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-3550S cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Intel Celeron 7300 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3550S
10 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
BGA 1744 Socket LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 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.
Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Celeron 7300
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 0.80 GHz
614 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110 (18%)

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.
Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Celeron 7300
5C 6T @ 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.
Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Celeron 7300
5C 6T @ 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.
Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Celeron 7300
5C 6T @ 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.
Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Celeron 7300
5C 6T @ 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.
Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Celeron 7300
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
4512 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron 7300 Intel Core i5-3550S
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