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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.
  • 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 i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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

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: 14.29

Overall Rank:
2149th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
1681st fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
599th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $335.00 USD (2024-10-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4787
Single Thread Rating
1984

Samples: 1432*
*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 Math15,204 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,128 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,257 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,221 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression74,715 KBytes/Sec
Physics389 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,618 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,984 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.
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


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Dell OptiPlex 7010 DT - Desktop - Core i5-3550 @ 3.3 GHz - 2GB DDR3 - 250GB HDD - DVD-RW - Windows 10 PRO 32 BIT Dell OptiPlex 7010 DT - Desktop - Core i5-3550 @ 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 June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,650
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,296
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,014
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,143
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,487
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,164
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,704
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,147
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
4,787
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
227.00
Intel Core i5-12400F
196.84
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
162.56
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
152.87
Intel Core i9-13900K
146.63
Intel Core i9-12900K
142.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.23
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
14.29
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 June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
1,984
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2689758 - Jun 11 2025
1319
BL2680641 - Jun 07 2025
5101
BL2679572 - Jun 07 2025
4738
BL2677160 - Jun 06 2025
5110
BL2673664 - Jun 04 2025
5074
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 June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
4,787
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,099 (-14.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,912 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
5,782 (+20.8%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,517 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,399 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,964 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,940 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,670 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i5-4670T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,466 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,301 (-10.1%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,104 (-14.3%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,702 (-22.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,451
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,298
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,804
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,640
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,528
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,517
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
603