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Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3550S 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 i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 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) i5-3550S CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i5-3550S CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 22.12

Overall Rank:
2197th fastest in multithreading out of 5119 CPUs
1719th fastest in single threading out of 5119 CPUs
623rd fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $198.95 USD (2024-12-18)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4401
Single Thread Rating
1938

Samples: 82*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,077
Thread: 1,973

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math14,059 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,356 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,693 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,100 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression69,036 KBytes/Sec
Physics369 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,373 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,938 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,704
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,315
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,864
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,710
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,661
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,146
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz
4,401
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
147.52
Intel Core i9-12900K
136.42
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
51.93
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz
22.12
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
NA
Intel Core i5-12400F
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,141
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,479
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz
1,938
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2605013 - May 06 2025
4120
BL2598924 - May 03 2025
4387
BL2553523 - Apr 14 2025
4862
BL2514276 - Mar 28 2025
4401
BL2483371 - Mar 15 2025
3550
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz
4,401
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S
4,100 (-6.8%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S
5,019 (+14.0%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S
4,394 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S
4,128 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S
5,241 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S
4,965 (+12.8%)
Intel Core i3-4330 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S
3,465 (-21.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550S
2,443 (-44.5%)
Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S
4,627 (+5.1%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S
4,361 (-0.9%)
AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-3550S
3,755 (-14.7%)
AMD PRO A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-3550S
3,601 (-18.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,492
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,596
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,518
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,286
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,811
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,682
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,534
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,447
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,408
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz
580