HP Intel Core i3-550 vs HP Intel Core i5-680

Key differences

The HP Intel Core i5-680 has 0.4 GHz more processor base frequency than the HP Intel Core i3-550 (3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). The HP Intel Core i5-680 has 1 more processor cores than the HP Intel Core i3-550 (2 vs 1). Only the HP Intel Core i5-680 has Intel Trusted Execution Technology. Only the HP Intel Core i5-680 has Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI). Processor family: Intel® Core™ i3 on the HP Intel Core i3-550, Intel® Core™ i5 on the HP Intel Core i5-680.

• Processor family
  • Intel Core i3-550:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Intel Core i5-680:Intel® Core™ i5
• Processor generation
  • Intel Core i3-550:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Intel Core i5-680:Intel® Core™ i5
• Processor model
  • Intel Core i3-550:i3-550
  • Intel Core i5-680:i5-680
• Processor base frequency
  • Intel Core i3-550:3.2 GHz
  • Intel Core i5-680:3.6 GHz
• Processor cores
  • Intel Core i3-550:1
  • Intel Core i5-680:2
• Intel Trusted Execution Technology
  • Intel Core i3-550:No
  • Intel Core i5-680:Yes
• Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)
  • Intel Core i3-550:No
  • Intel Core i5-680:Yes
• Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
  • Intel Core i3-550:No
  • Intel Core i5-680:Yes