Release period
30-May-2010

Core i3-550 3.2GHz Review

The Core i3 was intended to be the new low end of the performance processor line from Intel, following the retirement of the Core 2 brand.
The first Core i3 processors were launched on January 7, 2010.
The first Nehalem based Core i3 was Clarkdale-based, with an integrated GPU and two cores.[20] The same processor is also available as Core i5 and Pentium, with slightly different configurations.
The Core i3-3xxM processors are based on Arrandale, the mobile version of the Clarkdale desktop processor. They are similar to the Core i5-4xx series but running at lower clock speeds and without Turbo Boost.
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Core i3-550 3.2GHz Performance Specification

CPU Speed

CPU Cores

CPU Codename

TDP (Power)

Lithography

CPU socket

Main Link

CPU Details

3.2 GHz

2 cores

Clarkdale

73W

32nm

LGA 1156/Socket H

Link

Notebook CPU

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L2 Cache

L3 Cache

Approved

GD RATING

CPU Features

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512Kb

4Mb

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