Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i3-550

Intel Core i5-12400 $198
Intel Core i3-550 $117
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1700
Socket
LGA 1156
iGPU
UHD 730 1450MHz
560 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
No GPU
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CB23S 1,735
67%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M 11,710
27%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Alder Lake
Architecture
Westmere
Family
Core 12th Gen
Family
Core 1st Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Alder Lake-S
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Alder Lake-6P
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Golden Cove
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Codename
Clarkdale
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/18/2022
Release Date
5/1/2010
Foundry
Intel
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Foundry
Intel
Intel (iGPU Die)
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Node
Intel 7
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Node
32nm
45nm (iGPU Die)
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Die Size
158 mm²
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Die Size
81 mm²
114 mm² (iGPU Die)
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Transistor Count
11.4 Billion
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Transistor Count
382 Million
177 Million (iGPU Die)
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6 Cores
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2 Cores
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12 Threads
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4 Threads
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2.5GHz
4.4GHz Boost
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3.2GHz
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24x Multiplier
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
Voltage
0.65V Min
1.4V Max
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
2.5GT/s
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Lanes
8
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
1.25GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
2.5GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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18MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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L3
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4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
16GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Clock
667MHz
Transfer Rate
1333MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
10.7GB/s
Bandwidth
21.3GB/s
TDP
65W
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117W Peak
TDP
73W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
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73°C TCase
Included Cooler
Laminar RM1
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 115x-Al
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes
UHD 730 1450MHz
192 Shaders
1450MHz
560 GFLOPS FP32
No GPU
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GNA 3.0
No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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