Intel Core i3-550 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245e
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| Intel Core i3-550 | AMD Athlon II X2 245e | |
CPU comparisonIntel Core i3-550 or AMD Athlon II X2 245e - 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 Core i3-550 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-550 was released in Q2/2010. The AMD Athlon II X2 245e has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 245e was released in Q2/2010. |
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| Intel Core i3 (205) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
| Intel Core i3 500 (4) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) |
| 1 | Generation | 1 |
| Clarkdale | Architecture | Propus |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i3-550 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-550 is 3.20 GHz while the AMD Athlon II X2 245e has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 245e is at 2.90 GHz. |
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| Intel Core i3-550 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 245e |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.20 GHz | Frequency | 2.90 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Core i3-550 or AMD Athlon II X2 245e has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.50 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 0.73 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 5 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 32 nm | Technology | |
| 2 | Max. displays | |
| 12 | Compute units | -- |
| 24 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 10.1 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) | GPU | no iGPU |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode | Codec h264 | No |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i3-550 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The AMD Athlon II X2 245e supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s. |
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| Intel Core i3-550 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 245e |
| DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR3-1333 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 0.50 MB | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 8.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-550 is 73 W, while the AMD Athlon II X2 245e has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Core i3-550 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 245e |
| 73 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 45 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i3-550 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.50 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X2 245e is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Core i3-550 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 245e |
| 32 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Unknown |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
| LGA 1156 | Socket | AM3 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q2/2010 | Release date | Q2/2010 |
| 117 $ | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 245e
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 245e
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 245e
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 245e
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 245e
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i3-550
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 245e
@ 0.00 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 245e
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz |
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| Intel Core i3-550 | AMD Athlon II X2 245e |
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