Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz can be found below. 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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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: 14.34

Overall Rank: 1820

Last Price Change: $335.31 USD (2022-11-14)

Average CPU Mark

4809

Single Thread Rating: 1995
Samples: 1349*
*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	15,326 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,196 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,357 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,221 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	75,156 KBytes/Sec
Physics	392 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,641 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,995 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of May 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	$182.61 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel I3 N305 Octa Core Firewall Micro Appliance 4 Intel I226-V 2.5GbE NIC Ports Fanless Mini PC, Network Gateway Soft Router Mini Computer, Support AES-NI, DDR5 RAM, 32GB RAM 512GB SSD	$559.99 (www.amazon.com)
	2.5GbE Firewall Appliance, Intel Pentium Gold 8505, 5 Core up to 4.40GHz, 6 Intel I226 Ethernet, Sistema Barebone, Mini PC Router, TPM2.0/AES-Ni, Support pfSense/OPNsense	$368.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,306
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,385
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,180
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,630
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,031
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,906
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,311
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,763
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,490
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,181
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		4,809

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.33
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		156.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.44
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.95
Intel Core i9-13900K		128.72
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.39
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		14.34
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 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,632
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,170
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,034
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,923
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,700
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		1,995

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2099466 - May 12 2024		5007
BL5063919 - May 11 2024		5278
BL2097847 - May 10 2024		4292
BL2083343 - Apr 21 2024		4857
BL2078643 - Apr 15 2024		5172

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 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		4,809
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550		5,260 (+9.4%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,105 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		5,760 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,955 (+3.0%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,926 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,677 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,499 (-6.5%)
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		4,264 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		3,886 (-19.2%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550		3,681 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i5-3470T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		2,996 (-37.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,547
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,270
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,061
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,554
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,399
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,146
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,882
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,534
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,528
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		934

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

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