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Intel Core i5-3550S vs Apple A4
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Specifications
At a glance
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Intel Core i5-3550S | Apple A4 |
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| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 3000 (31) | Apple A4 (1) |
| Architecture | Ivy Bridge S | A4 |
| Technology | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | LGA 1155 | |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i5-3550S | Apple A4 |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 1 / 1 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 1x Cortex-A8 |
| Frequency: | 3.00 GHz | 0.80 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.70 GHz | 1.00 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 0.51 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i5-3550S | Apple A4 |
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| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | PowerVR SGX535 |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.15 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 6 / 48 | 2 / 2 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 22 nm | 65nm |
| Release date | Q2/2012 | Q4/2007 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i5-3550S | Apple A4 |
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Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i5-3550S | Apple A4 |
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| Memory | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR2-800 |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | |
| Memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i5-3550S | Apple A4 |
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| TDP | 65 W | |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
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Technical details
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Intel Core i5-3550S | Apple A4 |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | iOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | |
| Release date | Q2/2012 | Q2/2010 |
| Release price | 197 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
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