Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz 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 i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 73 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 13.41

Overall Rank: 2869

Last Price Change: $119.99 USD (2023-05-25)

Average CPU Mark

1609

Single Thread Rating: 1342
Samples: 1310*
*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	8,502 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,672 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,809 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	299.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	35,271 KBytes/Sec
Physics	186 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	931 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,342 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of September 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,725
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,460
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,741
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,628
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,059
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,419
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,471
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,249
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		1,609

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.01
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.96
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.23
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.79
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.94
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.60
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		13.41
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 4th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,665
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,052
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,955
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,843
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,941
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		1,342

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1912230 - Sep 26 2023		1815
BL1891448 - Aug 27 2023		1811
BL1891080 - Aug 26 2023		1765
BL1883922 - Aug 16 2023		1790
BL1877684 - Aug 07 2023		1516

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 4th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		1,609
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		1,530 (-4.9%)
AMD Phenom 9450e Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-550		1,455 (-9.5%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e vs Intel Core i3-550		1,331 (-17.3%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core i3-550		1,996 (+24.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		1,876 (+16.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core i3-550		1,776 (+10.4%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-550		1,710 (+6.3%)
Intel Core i3-2105 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		1,883 (+17.0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs Intel Core i3-550		1,772 (+10.2%)
AMD Athlon 5150 APU vs Intel Core i3-550		1,388 (-13.7%)
AMD Athlon II X3 420e vs Intel Core i3-550		1,557 (-3.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i3-550		3,814 (+137.1%)

Is the Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,182
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,096
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,974
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,533
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,818
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,533
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,239
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,921
Intel Core i9-13900		6,917
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,856
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		708

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

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