Intel Core i3-2100 vs Intel Core i5-3550S

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket 1155 Intel Socket 1155
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 32 nm 22 nm
Transistors 504 million 1,400 million
Die size 131 mm² 160 mm²
Package FC-LGA10 FC-LGA12C
tCaseMax 69°C

Performance

Frequency 3.1 GHz 3 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.7 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 31.0x 30.0x
Multiplier unlocked No No
TDP 65 W 65 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life unknown
Release date Feb 20th, 2011 Apr 29th, 2012
Codename Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge
Generation Core i3 Core i5
Part SR05C SR0P3
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only) Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores 2 4
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Intel HD 2000 Intel HD 2500

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 3MB (shared) 6MB (shared)

Features & Technologies

AES-NI Yes
AVX Yes
EIST Yes Yes
HTT Yes
Intel 64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
SMT Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes Yes
SSSE3 Yes
TXT Yes Yes
VT-d Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes
XD-Bit Yes

Notes

Notes Intel HD 2500 frequency: 650-1150MHz

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