CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3550S vs J1900 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 3550S
5.8
Celeron J1900
5.1
Core i3 3220
5.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 3550S
9.1
Celeron J1900
6.9
Core i3 3220
8.7
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 3550S
n.d.
Celeron J1900
n.d.
Core i3 3220
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 3550S
4.5
Celeron J1900
4.5
Core i3 3220
4.6
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 3550S
5.2
Celeron J1900
6.9
Core i3 3220
5.3
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 3550S
n.d.
Celeron J1900
n.d.
Core i3 3220
10.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
7.6

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i5 3550S
7.6
Celeron J1900
7.5
Core i3 3220
8.3

Winner
Intel Core i5 3550S 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 3550S  based on its performance, single-core performance and value.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
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Significantly higher turbo clock speed 3.7 GHz vs 2.42 GHz Around 55% higher turbo clock speed
Significantly higher clock speed 3 GHz vs 2 GHz 50% higher clock speed
Much better performance per dollar 3.75 pt/$ vs 0.52 pt/$ Around 7.2x better performance per dollar
Much better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz vs 854 MHz Around 35% better turbo clock speed
Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,964 vs 534 Around 3.8x better PassMark (Single core) score
Significantly better PassMark score 6,774 vs 1,863 Around 3.8x better PassMark score
Significantly better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score 3.65 mHash/s vs 1.78 mHash/s More than 2x better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.68 GHz vs 2.42 GHz More than 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
More number of displays supported 3 vs 2 1 more number of displays supported
Better performance per watt 6.28 pt/W vs 4.27 pt/W More than 45% better performance per watt
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4 GHz vs 2.42 GHz More than 65% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Much lower typical power consumption 8.13W vs 106.75W 13.1x lower typical power consumption
Much lower annual home energy cost 2.41 $/year vs 38.63 $/year 16x lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 8.76 $/year vs 105.12 $/year 12x lower annual commercial energy cost
More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Slightly higher GPU clock speed 688 MHz vs 650 MHz More than 5% higher GPU clock speed
Newer Oct, 2013 vs Apr, 2012 Release date over 1 years later

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3550S vs Celeron J1900

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 3550S
3.65 mHash/s
Celeron J1900
1.78 mHash/s

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3550S
8,597
Celeron J1900
2,927

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3550S
2,843
Celeron J1900
924

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3550S
2,260,000 MB/s
Celeron J1900
56,900 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3550S
9,178
Celeron J1900
2,887

GeekBench

Core i5 3550S
9,178
Celeron J1900
2,887

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 3550S
6,774
Celeron J1900
1,863

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 3550S
1,964
Celeron J1900
534

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 3550S  vs
Celeron J1900 
Clock speed 3 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.7 GHz 2.42 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 2500 Intel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported 3 2
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 688 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz 854 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 12,800 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 8,192 MB

details

 Core i5 3550S  vs
Celeron J1900 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.68 GHz 2.42 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4 GHz 2.42 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.68 GHz 2.42 GHz

power consumption
TDP 65W 10W
Annual home energy cost 38.63 $/year 2.41 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 105.12 $/year 8.76 $/year
Performance per watt 6.28 pt/W 4.27 pt/W
Typical power consumption 106.75W 8.13W

bus
Architecture DMI 2.0 FSB
Number of links 1 1
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