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

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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 Math	14,059 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,356 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,693 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,100 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	69,036 KBytes/Sec
Physics	369 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,373 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,938 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

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