Turion II N550 vs i3-2375M

Place in the ranking	2811	2824
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	AMD Turion II
Power efficiency	3.16	1.49
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	3 February 2013 (11 years ago)	4 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2375M and Turion II N550 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	3600 MHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	265 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	149 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	624 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2375M and Turion II N550 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1023	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2375M and Turion II N550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-2375M and Turion II N550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2375M and Turion II N550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2375M and Turion II N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 3000	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2375M and Turion II N550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2375M and Turion II N550.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

i3-2375M 0.59
+3.5%

Turion II N550 0.57

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.

i3-2375M 903
+3%

Turion II N550 877

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.59	0.57
Recency	3 February 2013	4 October 2010
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	35 Watt

i3-2375M has a 3.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i3-2375M and Turion II N550.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-2375M and Turion II N550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.