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.

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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: 14.30

Overall Rank:
2013th fastest in multithreading out of 4986 CPUs
1564th fastest in single threading out of 4986 CPUs
561st fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $335.00 USD (2024-10-16)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4789

Single Thread Rating

1987

Samples: 1397*
*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 Math	15,239 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,137 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,286 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,220 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	74,801 KBytes/Sec
Physics	389 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,620 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,987 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of February 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2025.
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 14th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,820
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,385
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,064
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,565
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,112
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,876
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,214
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,725
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,617
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,151
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		4,789

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		202.29
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		191.79
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		170.47
Intel Core i9-12900K		145.73
Intel Core i9-13900K		117.67
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.51
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.10
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		14.30
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 14th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,150
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,683
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		1,987

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2401593 - Feb 09 2025		5026
BL2390740 - Feb 04 2025		5100
BL2388588 - Feb 03 2025		5094
BL2388349 - Feb 03 2025		4909
BL2385952 - Feb 02 2025		5054

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 February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		4,789
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,076 (-14.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i5-3550		3,899 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,504 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,962 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,935 (+3.1%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,673 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i5-4670T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,449 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,285 (-10.5%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,104 (-14.3%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550		3,696 (-22.8%)
Intel Core i5-3470T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		3,007 (-37.2%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		5,024 (+4.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,866
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,612
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,604
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,844
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,528
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,510
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,343
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,085
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,021
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		603

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