A4-5145M vs i3-550

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-550 and A4-5145M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2440not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiency1.31no data
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date30 May 2010 (14 years ago)1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$101no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-550 and A4-5145M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors382 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-550 and A4-5145M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156FP2
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-550 and A4-5145M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-550 and A4-5145M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-550 and A4-5145M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-550 and A4-5145M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16.38 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon HD 8310G
Clear Video HD+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-550 and A4-5145M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-550 and A4-5145M.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 May 2010 1 June 2013
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 17 Watt

i3-550 has 100% more threads.

A4-5145M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 329.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-550 and A4-5145M. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-550 is a desktop processor while A4-5145M is a notebook one.


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