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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 14.33

Overall Rank:
1954th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1504th 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

4800

Single Thread Rating

1993

Samples: 1373*
*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	15,287 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,160 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,329 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,221 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	74,936 KBytes/Sec
Physics	391 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,633 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,993 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd 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

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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 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 i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		4,800

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 i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		14.33
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 i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		1,993

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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		4,800
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,071 (-15.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,956 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,934 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,679 (-2.5%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,503 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i5-4670T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,441 (-7.5%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,272 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		3,889 (-19.0%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550		3,691 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i5-3470T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		3,003 (-37.4%)
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,417 (-8.0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5600 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		3,853 (-19.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz 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 i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		606

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