Celeron B800 vs i3-550

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-550
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 73 Watt
1.01
+140%
Celeron B800
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42

Core i3-550 outperforms Celeron B800 by a whopping 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-550 and Celeron B800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24622989
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.12no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.311.14
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date30 May 2010 (14 years ago)19 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$101$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-550 and Celeron B800 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate2.5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Number of transistors382 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-550 and Celeron B800 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1156G2 (988B)
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-550 and Celeron B800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-550 and Celeron B800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-550 and Celeron B800 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-550 and Celeron B800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16.38 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (650 - 1000 MHz)
Clear Video HD+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-550 and Celeron B800 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-550 and Celeron B800.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-550 1.01
+140%
Celeron B800 0.42

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i3-550 1609
+143%
Celeron B800 663

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-550 428
+73.3%
Celeron B800 247

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-550 872
+110%
Celeron B800 416

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.01 0.42
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.34
Recency 30 May 2010 19 June 2011
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 35 Watt

i3-550 has a 140.5% higher aggregate performance score, 126.5% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more threads.

Celeron B800, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 108.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B800 in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-550 is a desktop processor while Celeron B800 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-550 and Celeron B800, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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