Intel Core i5-661 vs Intel Core i3-550

What is the difference between Intel Core i5-661 and Intel Core i3-550. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

479Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score471
1067Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1057
2427PassMark CPU Mark Rating1561
1444PassMark Single Thread Rating1350
12893DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i5-661ProcessorIntel Core i3-550
3330 MHzFrequency3200 MHz
3600 MHzMaximum Frequency
2Cores2
4Threads4
87 WTDP73 W
Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsGPUIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
ClarkdaleCodenameClarkdale
FCLGA1156PackageFCLGA1156

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

455Single-Core Score475
1033Multi-Core Score866
Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB (64-bit)
System manufacturer System Product NameModelAcer Aspire Z5710
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P7H55-MMotherboardAcer Aspire Z5710
BalancedPower PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i5-661NameIntel Core i3-550
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 2IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 5
3.35 GHzBase Frequency3.20 GHz
3.61 GHzMaximum Frequency3192 MHz
Socket 1156 LGAPackageSocket 1156 LGA
ClarkdaleCodenameClarkdale
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 2
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 2
256 KB x 2L2 Cache256 KB x 2
4.00 MB x 1L3 Cache4.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize12.00 GB
669 MHzFrequency665 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

455Single-Core Score475
472Crypto Score59
445Integer Score490
473Floating Point Score 512
472
823.2 MB/sec
AES-XTS59
102.9 MB/sec
467
2.36 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)497
2.51 MB/sec
514
24.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression622
29.4 Mpixels/sec
427
1.21 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)448
1.26 MTE/sec
400
470.0 KElements/sec
HTML5379
445.6 KElements/sec
399
125.2 Krows/sec
SQLite504
158.1 Krows/sec
491
26.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering541
29.4 Mpixels/sec
433
137.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering434
138.2 KB/sec
459
3.58 Klines/sec
Clang525
4.09 Klines/sec
427
4.95 images/sec
Camera498
5.77 images/sec
330
413.0 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics383
478.8 Kpairs/sec
538
3333.7 FPS
Rigid Body Physics578
3582.2 FPS
449
24.7 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur485
26.7 Mpixels/sec
538
4.14 images/sec
Face Detection573
4.41 images/sec
509
12.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection568
14.0 Mpixels/sec
727
35.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting836
41.0 Mpixels/sec
857
11.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR875
11.9 Mpixels/sec
554
444.7 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing591
474.9 Kpixels/sec
361
3.23 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion382
3.42 Kpixels/sec
433
13.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition442
14.1 Words/sec
225
8.68 images/sec
Machine Learning248
9.57 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1033Multi-Core Score866
1139Crypto Score125
1045Integer Score855
989Floating Point Score 1014
1139
1.94 GB/sec
AES-XTS125
217.9 MB/sec
1259
6.37 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1273
6.44 MB/sec
1304
61.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1393
65.9 Mpixels/sec
942
2.66 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)810
2.28 MTE/sec
986
1.16 MElements/sec
HTML5674
791.9 KElements/sec
985
308.7 Krows/sec
SQLite695
217.8 Krows/sec
1103
59.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering907
49.2 Mpixels/sec
951
302.8 KB/sec
Text Rendering788
251.1 KB/sec
1050
8.18 Klines/sec
Clang800
6.23 Klines/sec
898
10.4 images/sec
Camera638
7.39 images/sec
808
1.01 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics674
843.1 Kpairs/sec
1262
7818.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1165
7219.0 FPS
844
46.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur750
41.2 Mpixels/sec
1148
8.84 images/sec
Face Detection1027
7.90 images/sec
1192
29.4 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1108
27.3 Mpixels/sec
1351
66.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1514
74.3 Mpixels/sec
1963
26.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR2253
30.7 Mpixels/sec
1281
1.03 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1397
1.12 Mpixels/sec
797
7.14 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion887
7.95 Kpixels/sec
776
24.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition879
28.1 Words/sec
358
13.8 images/sec
Machine Learning470
18.2 images/sec