Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-550 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 i3-550 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 73 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 123.85

Overall Rank:
3278th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2548th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
992nd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $12.99 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1609

Single Thread Rating

1339

Samples: 1345*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,807
Thread: 1,321

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	8,462 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,656 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,762 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	299.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	35,192 KBytes/Sec
Physics	186 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	945 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,339 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd 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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
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		14,152
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		1,609

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		123.85
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
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 22nd 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		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		1,339

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2288843 - Dec 20 2024		1595
BL2268381 - Dec 07 2024		1174
BL2245251 - Nov 14 2024		1812
BL2236897 - Nov 04 2024		1815
BL2231104 - Oct 28 2024		1454

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		1,609
AMD Athlon II X4 605e vs Intel Core i3-550		1,966 (+22.2%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 vs Intel Core i3-550		1,712 (+6.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core i3-550		2,245 (+39.5%)
Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		1,956 (+21.6%)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 vs Intel Core i3-550		1,296 (-19.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e vs Intel Core i3-550		1,964 (+22.1%)
AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core vs Intel Core i3-550		1,464 (-9.0%)
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		1,540 (-4.3%)
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		1,502 (-6.6%)
AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Core i3-550		1,374 (-14.6%)
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		1,208 (-24.9%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Core i3-550		1,179 (-26.7%)

Is the Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		381

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