Intel Core i3-N300 vs Core 2 Duo T5550

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General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated1044
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Alder Lake-N
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years old)3 January 2023 (1 year old)
Current price$144 no data

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-N300 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed1.83 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus support667 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data96 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per module)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range1.075V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-N300 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 configurationno data1
SocketPPGA478FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-N300.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo T5550 632
i3-N300 8475
+1241%

Core i3-N300 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5550 by 1241% in Passmark.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core 2 Duo T5550 1826
i3-N300 2884
+57.9%

Core i3-N300 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5550 by 58% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo T5550 3397
i3-N300 12014
+254%

Core i3-N300 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5550 by 254% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo T5550 1484
i3-N300 4261
+187%

Core i3-N300 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5550 by 187% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 1 January 2008 3 January 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

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