i5-8550 vs i3-4000M

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-4000M and Core i5-8550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2403not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Core i5
Power efficiency2.86no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date4 September 2013 (11 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4000M and Core i5-8550 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads46
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4000M and Core i5-8550 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)
SocketFCPGA9461151
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4000M and Core i5-8550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Core i3-4000M and Core i5-8550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4000M and Core i5-8550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4000M and Core i5-8550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4600Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4000M and Core i5-8550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4000M and Core i5-8550 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4000M and Core i5-8550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4000M and Core i5-8550.

PCIe version23.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.84 3.09
Recency 4 September 2013 1 September 2018
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 6
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 65 Watt

i3-4000M has 75.7% lower power consumption.

i5-8550, on the other hand, has 67.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-4000M and Core i5-8550. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i3-4000M is a notebook processor while Core i5-8550 is a desktop one.


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