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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: 14.35

Overall Rank:
1930th fastest in multithreading out of 4876 CPUs
1484th fastest in single threading out of 4876 CPUs
544th fastest in out of 1393 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4809
Single Thread Rating
1996

Samples: 1364*
*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 Math15,324 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,189 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,349 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,223 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression75,137 KBytes/Sec
Physics391 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,642 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,996 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of November 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


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

MSI PRO DP21 Desktop, Intel Core i5-13400, UHD 730, 8GB' Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi 6 AX211, Windows 11 Home (13M-497US), Black MSI PRO DP21 Desktop, Intel Core i5-13400, UHD 730, 8GB' Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi 6 AX211, Windows 11 Home (13M-497US), Black $579.99
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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 Dell OptiPlex 7010 DT/Core i5-3550 Quad @ 3.3 GHz/2GB DDR3/250GB HDD/DVD-RW/Windows 10 PRO 32 BIT $173.91
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
59,030
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,469
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,115
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,596
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,889
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
21,867
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,260
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,155
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
4,809
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
183.98
Intel Core i9-12900K
150.26
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
149.90
Intel Core i9-13900K
132.66
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
59.48
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
14.35
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,621
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,803
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,687
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 i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
1,996
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2234518 - Nov 01 2024
5026
BL5076813 - Oct 26 2024
3648
BL5076788 - Oct 26 2024
5359
BL2227587 - Oct 24 2024
4646
BL2219961 - Oct 15 2024 [Overclocked]
5322
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 8th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
4,809
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,085 (-15.0%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,954 (+3.0%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,931 (+2.5%)
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
4,502 (-6.4%)
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
4,277 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,889 (-19.1%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,687 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i5-3470T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,001 (-37.6%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5600 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,825 (-20.5%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
5,256 (+9.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,416
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
10,332
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
10,095
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,783
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
9,350
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,123
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,035
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,477
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,074
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
933