Intel Core i3-550 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300

What is the difference between Intel Core i3-550 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

471Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score335
1057Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1049
1561PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1350PassMark Single Thread Rating
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score1479

Processor Specs

Intel Core i3-550ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q8300
3200 MHzFrequency2500 MHz
2Cores4
4Threads4
73 WTDP95 W
Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsGPU
ClarkdaleCodenameYorkfield
FCLGA1156PackageLGA775

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

475Single-Core Score335
866Multi-Core Score935
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB (64-bit)Operating SystemWindows 10 (64-bit)
Acer Aspire Z5710ModelMSI MS-7592
Acer Aspire Z5710MotherboardMSI G41M-P26 (MS-7592)
BalancedPower Plan

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i3-550NameIntel Core 2 Quad Q8300
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 5IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10
3.20 GHzBase Frequency2.50 GHz
3192 MHzMaximum Frequency2499 MHz
Socket 1156 LGAPackageSocket 775 LGA
ClarkdaleCodenameYorkfield
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 2L2 Cache2.00 MB x 2
4.00 MB x 1L3 Cache

Memory Information

12.00 GBSize4.00 GB
665 MHzFrequency533 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

475Single-Core Score335
59Crypto Score49
490Integer Score372
512Floating Point Score 301
59
102.9 MB/sec
AES-XTS49
85.9 MB/sec
497
2.51 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)449
2.27 MB/sec
622
29.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression444
21.0 Mpixels/sec
448
1.26 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)329
928.5 KTE/sec
379
445.6 KElements/sec
HTML5340
399.0 KElements/sec
504
158.1 Krows/sec
SQLite402
125.9 Krows/sec
541
29.4 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering367
19.9 Mpixels/sec
434
138.2 KB/sec
Text Rendering329
104.9 KB/sec
525
4.09 Klines/sec
Clang400
3.12 Klines/sec
498
5.77 images/sec
Camera315
3.65 images/sec
383
478.8 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics226
282.9 Kpairs/sec
578
3582.2 FPS
Rigid Body Physics385
2385.6 FPS
485
26.7 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur153
8.44 Mpixels/sec
573
4.41 images/sec
Face Detection408
3.14 images/sec
568
14.0 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection403
9.93 Mpixels/sec
836
41.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting479
23.5 Mpixels/sec
875
11.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR419
5.72 Mpixels/sec
591
474.9 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing418
335.3 Kpixels/sec
382
3.42 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion218
1.95 Kpixels/sec
442
14.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition317
10.1 Words/sec
248
9.57 images/sec
Machine Learning143
5.53 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

866Multi-Core Score935
125Crypto Score143
855Integer Score1013
1014Floating Point Score 898
125
217.9 MB/sec
AES-XTS143
249.7 MB/sec
1273
6.44 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1223
6.18 MB/sec
1393
65.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1249
59.1 Mpixels/sec
810
2.28 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)725
2.04 MTE/sec
674
791.9 KElements/sec
HTML51038
1.22 MElements/sec
695
217.8 Krows/sec
SQLite1216
381.1 Krows/sec
907
49.2 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1046
56.8 Mpixels/sec
788
251.1 KB/sec
Text Rendering840
267.7 KB/sec
800
6.23 Klines/sec
Clang1159
9.03 Klines/sec
638
7.39 images/sec
Camera789
9.14 images/sec
674
843.1 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics640
800.8 Kpairs/sec
1165
7219.0 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1173
7270.2 FPS
750
41.2 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur920
50.6 Mpixels/sec
1027
7.90 images/sec
Face Detection1211
9.32 images/sec
1108
27.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1186
29.2 Mpixels/sec
1514
74.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1286
63.1 Mpixels/sec
2253
30.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR1255
17.1 Mpixels/sec
1397
1.12 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1305
1.05 Mpixels/sec
887
7.95 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion588
5.27 Kpixels/sec
879
28.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition729
23.3 Words/sec
470
18.2 images/sec
Machine Learning344
13.3 images/sec