Intel Pentium 3805U vs Intel Pentium 3550M: comparison

Comparison of Intel Pentium 3805U and Intel Pentium 3550M: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

Intel Pentium 3805U has a lower TDP (15 W vs 37 W) and a finer process node (14 nm vs 22 nm).

At the same time, Intel Pentium 3550M has a higher base clock (2.3 GHz vs 1.9 GHz), a higher maximum memory size (32 GB vs 16 GB) and a higher maximum integrated graphics clock (1.1 GHz vs 800 MHz).

Both processors match on: core count (2), thread count (2), memory channels (2), PCIe version (2).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterIntel Pentium 3805UIntel Pentium 3550M
Cores / threads 2 / 2 2 / 2
L3 cache — 2 MB
TDP 15 W 37 W
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Integrated graphics Графические решения Intel HD для процессоров Intel 5-го поколения Графические решения Intel HD для процессоров Intel 4-го поколения

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter Intel Pentium 3805U Intel Pentium 3550M
General
Model 3805U 3550M
Codename Broadwell Haswell
Segment Mobile Mobile
Product line Процессор Intel Pentium серии 3000 Процессор Intel Pentium серии 3000
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Launch date Q1 2015 Q4 2013
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Servicing status End of Servicing Lifetime End of Servicing Lifetime
End of servicing updates 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
Embedded options available No No
CPU
Cores 2 2
Threads 2 2
Multithreading (SMT/HT) No No
Base clock 1.9 GHz 2.3 GHz
L3 cache — 2 MB
Cache (level unspecified) 2 MB —
Bus speed 5 GT/s 5 GT/s
TDP 15 W 37 W
Configurable TDP-down 10 W —
cTDP-down base frequency 600 MHz —
Turbo Boost No No
64-bit support Yes Yes
Instruction set width 64 bit 64 bit
Instruction set extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Memory
Max memory size 16 GB 32 GB
Memory types DDR3L, LPDDR3 DDR3L
Memory channels 2 2
Max memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supported — No
Graphics
Integrated graphics Графические решения Intel HD для процессоров Intel 5-го поколения Графические решения Intel HD для процессоров Intel 4-го поколения
Has integrated graphics Yes Yes
Graphics base frequency 100 MHz 400 MHz
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz 1.1 GHz
Max displays 3 3
DirectX 12 —
Quick Sync Video Yes No
Clear Video HD No No
Clear Video Yes —
Graphics output eDP/DP/HDMI eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA
InTru 3D Yes —
Flexible Display Interface Yes —
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 2 2
PCI Express lanes 12 16
PCI Express configurations 4x1 2x4 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FCBGA1168 FCPGA946
Max CPU configuration 1 1
Package size 40mm x 24mm x 1.3mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
TJUNCTION 105 °C 100 °C
Security and virtualization
Virtualization (VT-x / AMD-V) Yes Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Yes No
Extended Page Tables (EPT) Yes Yes
AES-NI No No
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology No No
Secure Key Yes Yes
Intel OS Guard No —
Anti-Theft Technology — No
Stable IT Platform Program No —
Technologies
Enhanced SpeedStep Yes Yes
Idle States Yes —
Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes Yes
Identity Protection Technology Yes No
Transactional Synchronization Extensions No No
Flex Memory Access Yes —
Fast Memory Access Yes —
Smart Response Technology No —

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