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Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3550 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 i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 77 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel Core i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 14.35

Overall Rank:
1900th fastest in multithreading out of 4842 CPUs
1458th fastest in single threading out of 4842 CPUs
532nd fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $335.31 USD (2022-11-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4810
Single Thread Rating
1996

Samples: 1359*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,205
Thread: 1,980

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math15,319 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,192 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,357 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,223 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression75,195 KBytes/Sec
Physics391 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,642 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,996 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of September 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of September 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


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

MSI PRO DP21 Desktop, Intel Core i5-13400, UHD 730, 8GB' Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi 6 AX211, Windows 11 Home (13M-497US), Black MSI PRO DP21 Desktop, Intel Core i5-13400, UHD 730, 8GB' Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi 6 AX211, Windows 11 Home (13M-497US), Black $579.99
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
59,126
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,484
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,126
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,608
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,272
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,538
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,167
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
4,810
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
219.16
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
183.18
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
167.59
Intel Core i9-12900K
149.86
Intel Core i9-13900K
134.61
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
57.82
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
14.35
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,624
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,909
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,567
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
1,996
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2191052 - Sep 10 2024
4721
BL2179526 - Aug 27 2024
5003
BL2176063 - Aug 23 2024
4686
BL2175736 - Aug 22 2024
5039
BL5070512 - Aug 10 2024
5401
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
As of 14th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
4,810
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,106 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,952 (+2.9%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,929 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,675 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,500 (-6.5%)
Intel Core i5-4670T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,441 (-7.7%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,264 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,885 (-19.2%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,684 (-23.4%)
Intel Core i5-3470T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,002 (-37.6%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5600 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,825 (-20.5%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
5,240 (+8.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
9,401
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,269
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,204
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,035
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,498
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,089
Intel Core i9-14900KF
7,963
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,831
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,780
Intel Core i7-13790F
7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K
7,533
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
933