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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:
1953rd fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1502nd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
552nd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4808
Single Thread Rating
1997

Samples: 1371*
*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 Math15,315 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,180 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,344 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,223 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression75,070 KBytes/Sec
Physics391 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,639 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,997 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th 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


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Dell OptiPlex 7010 DT/Core i5-3550 Quad @ 3.3 GHz/2GB DDR3/250GB HDD/DVD-RW/Windows 10 PRO 32 BIT Dell OptiPlex 7010 DT/Core i5-3550 Quad @ 3.3 GHz/2GB DDR3/250GB HDD/DVD-RW/Windows 10 PRO 32 BIT $196.52
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,153
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
4,808
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K
154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K
111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.46
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
14.35
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,566
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
1,997
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2279773 - Dec 15 2024
5160
BL2273211 - Dec 11 2024
5203
BL2258350 - Nov 28 2024
5117
BL2255661 - Nov 25 2024
5144
BL2255550 - Nov 25 2024
5169
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
4,808
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,071 (-15.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,956 (+3.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,934 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,679 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,503 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i5-4670T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,441 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,272 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,889 (-19.1%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,691 (-23.2%)
Intel Core i5-3470T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,003 (-37.5%)
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,417 (-8.1%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5600 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,853 (-19.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
8,916
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
607