Intel Core i5-3550S vs Intel Core i7-3612QM

What is the difference between Intel Core i5-3550S and Intel Core i7-3612QM. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

688Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score601
2322Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2298
4494PassMark CPU Mark Rating4486
1963PassMark Single Thread Rating1504
26443DMark Time Spy Physics Score2717

Processor Specs

Intel Core i5-3550SProcessorIntel Core i7-3612QM
3000 MHzFrequency2100 MHz
3700 MHzMaximum Frequency3100 MHz
4Cores4
4Threads8
65 WTDP35 W
Intel HD Graphics 2500GPU
Ivy BridgeCodenameIvy Bridge
FCLGA1155PackageFCPGA988

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

702Single-Core Score613
2556Multi-Core Score2472
Geekbench 5.0.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
MSI MS-7788ModelLENOVO 2349CTO
MSI H61M-P31 (G3) (MS-7788)MotherboardLENOVO 2349CTO
ZrwnowaonyPower PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i5-3550SNameIntel Core i7-3612QM
1 Processor, 4 CoresTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9
3.00 GHzBase Frequency2.10 GHz
3.70 GHzMaximum Frequency3092 MHz
Socket 1155 LGAPackageSocket 988B rPGA
Ivy BridgeCodenameIvy Bridge
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 Cache256 KB x 4
6.00 MB x 1L3 Cache6.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

16.00 GBSize8.00 GB
666 MHzFrequency798 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

702Single-Core Score613
735Crypto Score687
675Integer Score592
755Floating Point Score 646
735
1.25 GB/sec
AES-XTS687
1.17 GB/sec
667
3.37 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)641
3.24 MB/sec
797
37.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression684
32.4 Mpixels/sec
671
1.89 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)624
1.76 MTE/sec
625
734.2 KElements/sec
HTML5527
619.3 KElements/sec
625
195.9 Krows/sec
SQLite541
169.6 Krows/sec
697
37.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering600
32.6 Mpixels/sec
673
214.3 KB/sec
Text Rendering590
188.1 KB/sec
651
5.07 Klines/sec
Clang553
4.31 Klines/sec
681
7.89 images/sec
Camera583
6.76 images/sec
567
709.2 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics571
714.8 Kpairs/sec
746
4619.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics643
3986.5 FPS
657
36.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur566
31.1 Mpixels/sec
729
5.61 images/sec
Face Detection595
4.58 images/sec
748
18.4 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection635
15.7 Mpixels/sec
1233
60.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1039
51.0 Mpixels/sec
1361
18.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR1082
14.7 Mpixels/sec
857
687.9 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing713
572.5 Kpixels/sec
572
5.13 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion437
3.92 Kpixels/sec
675
21.6 Words/sec
Speech Recognition636
20.3 Words/sec
540
20.9 images/sec
Machine Learning470
18.2 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2556Multi-Core Score2472
3005Crypto Score2766
2445Integer Score2414
2723Floating Point Score 2547
3005
5.12 GB/sec
AES-XTS2766
4.71 GB/sec
2792
14.1 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)3160
16.0 MB/sec
3114
147.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression3037
143.7 Mpixels/sec
1670
4.71 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2052
5.79 MTE/sec
2367
2.78 MElements/sec
HTML51995
2.34 MElements/sec
2453
768.6 Krows/sec
SQLite2343
734.2 Krows/sec
2541
137.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering2610
141.7 Mpixels/sec
2217
706.2 KB/sec
Text Rendering2275
724.9 KB/sec
2576
20.1 Klines/sec
Clang2360
18.4 Klines/sec
2554
29.6 images/sec
Camera2159
25.0 images/sec
2636
3.30 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics2598
3.25 Mpairs/sec
2930
18149.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics3114
19290.7 FPS
2813
154.6 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur2062
113.3 Mpixels/sec
2789
21.5 images/sec
Face Detection2470
19.0 images/sec
2731
67.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection2748
67.7 Mpixels/sec
4032
197.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3740
183.5 Mpixels/sec
4972
67.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR4637
63.2 Mpixels/sec
3485
2.80 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing3242
2.60 Mpixels/sec
2083
18.7 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1858
16.6 Kpixels/sec
1888
60.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition2095
67.0 Words/sec
1342
51.9 images/sec
Machine Learning1181
45.6 images/sec