Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Celeron G550 vs Acer Intel Core i5-650

30specifications compared
14differ
16identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Core i5-650 has 0.6 GHz more processor base frequency than the Acer Intel Celeron G550 (3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz). The Acer Intel Core i5-650 has 2 more processor threads than the Acer Intel Celeron G550 (4 vs 2). The Acer Intel Celeron G550 has 2.5 GT/s more system bus rate than the Acer Intel Core i5-650 (5 GT/s vs 2.5 GT/s). Only the Acer Intel Celeron G550 has thermal Monitoring Technologies. Processor family: Intel® Celeron® on the Acer Intel Celeron G550, Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-650.

Processor family
- Intel Celeron G550:Intel® Celeron®
- Intel Core i5-650:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Intel Celeron G550:G550
- Intel Core i5-650:i5-650
Processor base frequency
- Intel Celeron G550:2.6 GHz
- Intel Core i5-650:3.2 GHz
Processor socket
- Intel Celeron G550:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- Intel Core i5-650:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Processor threads
- Intel Celeron G550:2
- Intel Core i5-650:4
System bus rate
- Intel Celeron G550:5 GT/s
- Intel Core i5-650:2.5 GT/s
Processor cache
- Intel Celeron G550:2 MB
- Intel Core i5-650:4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Intel Celeron G550:65 W
- Intel Core i5-650:73 W

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Comparison of Intel Celeron G550, Intel Core i5-650
59 specifications	A Acer Intel Celeron G550 View product	B Acer Intel Core i5-650 View product
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	G550	i5-650
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cores	2	2
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Processor lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Package typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component for	PC	PC
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor cacheDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Processor cache type	L3	L3
L3 cache speedKnown for one	2.6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	73 W
Compatible chipsetsKnown for one	Intel® B65 Express, Intel® B75 Express, Intel® H61 Express, Intel® H67 Express, Intel® H77 Express, Intel® P67 Express, Intel® Q65 Express, Intel® Q67 Express, Intel Q75 Express, Intel® Z68 Express, Intel® Z75 Express, Intel® Z77 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	Q0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	DMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	26	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	17 GB/s	21 GB/s
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.46 GHz
VID Voltage RangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.6500 - 1.4000 V
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	850 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)	2	2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	733 MHz
Features2 differ
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.2
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	72.6 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VT-d, VT-x

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