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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?

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

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: 124.00

Overall Rank:
3268th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2543rd fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
991st fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1611
Single Thread Rating
1340

Samples: 1343*
*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 Math8,489 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,657 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,768 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption299.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression35,221 KBytes/Sec
Physics186 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions947 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,340 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th 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 12th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,152
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz
1,611
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K
148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
132.58
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz
124.00
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.48
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 12th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,567
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz
1,340
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2268381 - Dec 07 2024
1174
BL2245251 - Nov 14 2024
1812
BL2236897 - Nov 04 2024
1815
BL2231104 - Oct 28 2024
1454
BL2221652 - Oct 17 2024
1775
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 12th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz
1,611
AMD Athlon II X4 605e vs Intel Core i3-550
1,986 (+23.3%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 vs Intel Core i3-550
1,712 (+6.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core i3-550
2,245 (+39.4%)
Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-550
1,956 (+21.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 vs Intel Core i3-550
1,296 (-19.5%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e vs Intel Core i3-550
1,964 (+22.0%)
AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core vs Intel Core i3-550
1,464 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i3-550
1,538 (-4.5%)
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i3-550
1,501 (-6.8%)
AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Core i3-550
1,372 (-14.8%)
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-550
1,213 (-24.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Core i3-550
1,179 (-26.8%)

Is the Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
8,929
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz
381