Intel Core i5-3550S vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S

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Intel Core i5-3550S CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
Intel Core i5-3550S Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-3550S or Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S - 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 i5-3550S has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3550S was released in Q2/2012.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (12)
3 Generation 3
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Ice Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3550S is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz). The Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S has 32 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Core i5-3550S Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
4 Cores 32
4 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

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 Core i5-3550S Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
-- 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 HD Graphics 2500 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version --

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 HD Graphics 2500 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-3550S supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-3550S Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 48.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 64
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-3550S has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S is 205 W.

Intel Core i5-3550S Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3550S has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S cache has a total of 48.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-3550S Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
22 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1155 Socket LGA 4189
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q2/2021
197 $ Release price 4046 $
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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 Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
781 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2528 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
722 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2082 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
4512 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3550S Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
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