Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-550 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 73 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 9.48

Overall Rank:
3281st fastest in multithreading out of 4915 CPUs
2550th fastest in single threading out of 4915 CPUs
992nd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $169.95 USD (2024-12-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1611

Single Thread Rating

1340

Samples: 1348*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,807
Thread: 1,321

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	8,468 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,658 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,763 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	299.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	35,224 KBytes/Sec
Physics	186 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	948 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,340 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,917
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,433
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,090
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,587
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,101
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,244
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,739
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,587
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		1,611

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		195.21
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		186.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		146.92
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.19
Intel Core i9-13900K		117.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.57
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.44
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		9.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,026
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		1,340

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2301165 - Dec 26 2024		1810
BL2297842 - Dec 24 2024		1821
BL2297207 - Dec 24 2024		1809
BL2288843 - Dec 20 2024		1595
BL2268381 - Dec 07 2024		1174

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		1,611
AMD Phenom 9950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-550		1,884 (+16.9%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-550		1,712 (+6.3%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core i3-550		1,625 (+0.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 805 vs Intel Core i3-550		1,959 (+21.6%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs Intel Core i3-550		1,785 (+10.8%)
AMD Phenom II X3 710 vs Intel Core i3-550		1,551 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		1,541 (-4.4%)
AMD Phenom II X3 705e vs Intel Core i3-550		1,222 (-24.1%)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs Intel Core i3-550		1,221 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		1,538 (-4.6%)
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs Intel Core i3-550		1,442 (-10.5%)
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		2,400 (+48.9%)

Is the Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,251
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,878
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,835
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,592
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,319
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,864
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,534
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,471
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,190
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,171
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,157
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,920
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		381

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