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Intel Core i3-3225 vs Intel Core i3-550

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-3225
Rank 2 - 83 %
Intel Core i3-550
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-3225
Rank 2 - 80 %
Intel Core i3-550
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-3225
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
558
Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
505
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-3225
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
1,195
Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
992
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-3225
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
648
Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
489
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-3225
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
1,376
Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
1,170
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i3-3225
Intel HD Graphics 4000
269
Intel Core i3-550
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
35

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i3-3225Intel Core i3-550
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupIntel Core i 3000 (31)Intel Core i3 500 (4)
ArchitectureIvy Bridge SClarkdale
Technology22 nm32 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1155LGA 1156
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i3-3225Intel Core i3-550
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 2x
Frequency: 3.30 GHz 3.20 GHz
Turbo (1 Core):
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache0.50 MB
L3-Cache3.00 MB4.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i3-3225Intel Core i3-550
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 4000Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
GPU frequency0.65 - 1.05 GHz0.50 - 0.73 GHz
CUs / Shader16 / 12812 / 24
Raytracing
Max. displays32
Max. GPU Memory2 GB2 GB
Technology22 nm32 nm
Release dateQ1/2011Q1/2010

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i3-3225Intel Core i3-550
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i3-3225Intel Core i3-550
MemoryDDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB16 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoYes
PCIe2.0 x 162.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i3-3225Intel Core i3-550
TDP55 W73 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i3-3225Intel Core i3-550
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ3/2012Q2/2010
Release price134 $117 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-3225
Intel Core i3-3225
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
Intel Core i3-550
Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz

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