Intel Pentium 3550M Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium 3550M features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2013 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium 3550M, you'll need a motherboard with a PGA 946 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium 3550M
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium 3000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 3550M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 3550M is 2.3 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.3 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 3550M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium 3550M uses the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1), which has 80 texture shaders and 10 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.4 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 10
Shaders: 80
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q4/2012

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1333
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 37 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 37 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 3550M is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: PGA 946
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Haswell U
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q4/2013
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
1371
1371
Intel Core i3-4010Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
1364
1364
Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
1358
1358
AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
1357
1357
AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
1347
1347

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
NoneC NoneT @ --
1026
1026
Intel Pentium G2010
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1026
1026
Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
1023
1023
Intel Core i3-2348M
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1019
1019
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1015
1015

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD FX-4170
4C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
517
517
Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
517
517
Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
517
517
Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
517
517
AMD FX-4170
4C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
517
517

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
176
176
Intel Pentium G3450T
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
176
176
Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
176
176
Intel Pentium G3450T
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
176
176
Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
176
176