Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core i5-2500S vs Acer Intel Core i5-3550

47specifications compared
14differ
33identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Core i5-3550 has 0.6 GHz more processor base frequency than the Acer Intel Core i5-2500S (3.3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). The Acer Intel Core i5-2500S has 10 nm more processor lithography than the Acer Intel Core i5-3550 (32 nm vs 22 nm). The Acer Intel Core i5-3550 has 12 W more thermal Design Power (TDP) than the Acer Intel Core i5-2500S (77 W vs 65 W). Only the Acer Intel Core i5-3550 has Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi). Processor generation: 2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-2500S, 3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-3550.

Processor generation
- Intel Core i5-2500S:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel Core i5-3550:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Intel Core i5-2500S:i5-2500S
- Intel Core i5-3550:i5-3550
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core i5-2500S:2.7 GHz
- Intel Core i5-3550:3.3 GHz
Processor lithography
- Intel Core i5-2500S:32 nm
- Intel Core i5-3550:22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Intel Core i5-2500S:65 W
- Intel Core i5-3550:77 W
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
- Intel Core i5-2500S:21 GB/s
- Intel Core i5-3550:25.6 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
- Intel Core i5-2500S:1066,1333 MHz
- Intel Core i5-3550:1333,1600 MHz
On-board graphics card model
- Intel Core i5-2500S:Intel® HD Graphics 2000
- Intel Core i5-3550:Intel® HD Graphics 2500

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Comparison of Intel Core i5-2500S, Intel Core i5-3550
57 specifications	A Acer Intel Core i5-2500S View product	B Acer Intel Core i5-3550 View product
Processor6 differ
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i5-2500S	i5-3550
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.7 GHz	3.3 GHz
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	77 W
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Processor threadsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory1 differ
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Graphics4 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1150 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs	2	3
Features1 differ
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
Processor special features1 differ
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® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	67.4 °C

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