Intel Core i3-2350M vs Intel Celeron G550

Core i3-2350M vs Celeron G550 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Celeron G550 beats the Core i3-2350M in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-2350M in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i3-2350M has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Celeron G550 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i3-2350M. A Core i3-2350M CPU outputs less heat than a Celeron G550 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-2350M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.