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2010
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2.8 GHz | Quad core 3.2 GHz | Dual core

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required

Significantly higher clock speed 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz Around 15% higher clock speed

Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm vs 45 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor

Much lower typical power consumption 59.31W vs 114.5W Around 50% lower typical power consumption

Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.54 GHz vs 4.13 GHz Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Much lower annual home energy cost 17.59 $/year vs 39.42 $/year 2.2x lower annual home energy cost

Much lower annual commercial energy cost 63.95 $/year vs 115.63 $/year Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost

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Real world tests of Core i5 760 vs i3 550

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Core i5 760 6,297 Core i5 760 2,089

Core i3 550 4,220 Core i3 550 2,011

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Core i5 760 132,200 MB/s Core i5 760 5,838

Core i3 550 128,500 MB/s Core i3 550 4,118

Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 760 7,997
Core i5 760 6,551
Core i3 550 5,988
Core i3 550 4,562

Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 760 1,196
Core i5 760 3,903
Core i3 550 1,299
Core i3 550 2,834

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Full list of technical specs

Core i5 760 vs i3 550 Core i5 760 vs i3 550

Clock speed 2.8 GHz 3.2 GHz Architecture x86-64 x86-64

Cores Quad core Dual core Threads 4 4
Socket type L2 cache 1 MB 0.5 MB
LGA 1156 L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
Is unlocked No No L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 45 nm 32 nm
Transistor count 774,000,000 382,000,000
Has a NX bit Yes Yes Max CPUs 1 1
Supports trusted computing No No Clock multiplier 21 24
Has virtualization support Yes Yes Voltage range 0.65 - 1.4V 0.65 - 1.4V
Instruction set extensions Operating temperature Unknown - 72.7°C Unknown - 72.6°C
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
SSE3 131 17
Overclock popularity
SSE
Overclock review score 0.9 2
SSE4.1
Overclocked clock speed 4.13 GHz 4.54 GHz
SSE4.2
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.49 GHz 3.2 GHz
Supplemental SSE3
PassMark (Overclocked) 1,682.4 2,830.2
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.13 GHz 4.54 GHz

GPU None GPU

TDP 95W 73W
Label N/A Intel® HD Graphics
Annual home energy cost 39.42 $/year 17.59 $/year
Number of displays supported N/A 2
Annual commercial energy cost 115.63 $/year 63.95 $/year
GPU clock speed N/A 733 MHz
Performance per watt 1.3 pt/W 1.98 pt/W
Typical power consumption 114.5W 59.31W

Memory controller Built-in Built-in

Memory type
Architecture DMI DMI
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066 Number of links 1 1
DDR3 Transfer rate 2,500 MT/s 2,500 MT/s
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 16,384 MB 16,773.12 MB

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