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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.
  • 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: 14.33

Overall Rank: 1750

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
4805

Single Thread Rating: 1994
Samples: 1338*
*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 Math15,326 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,190 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,348 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,218 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression75,079 KBytes/Sec
Physics393 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,636 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,994 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of March 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of March 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$335.31 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

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 $188.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
59,393
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,375
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,663
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
22,584
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,914
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,336
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,772
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,389
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,186
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
4,805
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
212.87
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
153.66
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
140.11
Intel Core i9-12900K
117.21
Intel Core i9-13900K
104.20
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.75
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
32.45
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
14.33
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 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,640
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,175
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,038
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,932
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,840
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,705
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,933
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,568
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
1,994
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2043348 - Mar 06 2024
5095
BL2043345 - Mar 06 2024
5116
BL2043344 - Mar 06 2024
5021
BL2043338 - Mar 06 2024
5042
BL5058116 - Mar 04 2024
5387
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 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
4,805
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,455 (-7.3%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,495 (-6.5%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,957 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,918 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,676 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i5-4670T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,441 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,280 (-10.9%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,250 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i5-3340S @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,914 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,874 (-19.4%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,677 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i5-3470T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
2,986 (-37.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,258
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,073
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,563
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,409
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,178
Intel Core i9-14900KF
8,023
Intel Core i9-14900F
8,019
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,871
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,800
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX
7,602
Intel Core i7-14700K
7,543
Intel Core i7-13790F
7,532
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
935