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Intel Core i3-550 vs Intel Core i3-12100T

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 27 %
Intel Core i3-550
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-12100T
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 16 %
Intel Core i3-550
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-12100T
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
505
Intel Core i3-12100T
4C / 8T · 4.10 GHz
2,102
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
992
Intel Core i3-12100T
4C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
6,532
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
489
Intel Core i3-12100T
4C / 8T · 4.10 GHz
1,654
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
1,170
Intel Core i3-12100T
4C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
5,560
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i3-550
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
35
Intel Core i3-12100T
Intel UHD Graphics 730
538

More benchmarks

At a glance

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Intel Core i3-550Intel Core i3-12100T
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupIntel Core i3 500 (4)Intel Core i 12000 (34)
ArchitectureClarkdaleAlder Lake S
Technology32 nm10 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1156LGA 1700
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i3-13100T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i3-550Intel Core i3-12100T
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 4x Golden Cove
Frequency: 3.20 GHz 2.20 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.10 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.20 GHz
L2-Cache0.50 MB5.00 MB
L3-Cache4.00 MB12.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i3-550Intel Core i3-12100T
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics (Westmere)Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU frequency0.50 - 0.73 GHz0.30 - 1.40 GHz
CUs / Shader12 / 2424 / 192
Raytracing
Max. displays23
Max. GPU Memory2 GB64 GB
Technology32 nm14 nm
Release dateQ1/2010Q1/2021

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i3-550Intel Core i3-12100T
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i3-550Intel Core i3-12100T
MemoryDDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s)
DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB128 GB
Memory channels22
ECCYesNo
PCIe2.0 x 165.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i3-550Intel Core i3-12100T
TDP73 W35 W
TDP (PL2)69 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i3-550Intel Core i3-12100T
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release dateQ2/2010Q1/2022
Release price117 $122 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-550
Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Core i3-12100T
Intel Core i3-12100T
4C / 8T · 2.20 - 4.10 GHz

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