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.

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Is the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 14.24

Overall Rank: 1403

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

Average CPU Mark

4776

Single Thread Rating: 1996
Samples: 1257*
*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 Math	15,346 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,150 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,202 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	73.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics	393 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,606 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,996 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of February 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$335.31 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA92 Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 6-Core Processor \| 12GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Home	$529.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Nitro 50 N50-620-UA91 Gaming Desktop \| 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400F 6-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 \| 8GB DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Keyboard and Mouse	$745.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11 Pro NUC11PAHi5 Panther Canyon Desktop Mini PC, Intel® Core i5-1135G7 4-Cores, 2.4–4.2 GHz Turbo, 28W Intel® Iris™ Xe Graphics, 0GB DDR4 RAM, 0GB PCIe SSD, Barebone	$541.90 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC10 NUC10i5FNHN Home & Business Desktop Mini PC,10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-10210U, Upto 4.2 GHz, 4 core, 8 Thread, 25W Intel® UHD Graphics, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Win 10 Pro	$635.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink 8th Generation Intel i5-8279U Processor（up to 4.1GHz）, SEi8 Mini PC with 16G DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 NVME SSD,Supports 6MB Smart Cache,4K Dual HDMI,WIFI5,BT5.0	$399.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		4,776

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		14.24
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
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
BL1735173 - Feb 02 2023		5076
BL1733060 - Jan 30 2023		5058
BL1732055 - Jan 29 2023		5057
BL1722979 - Jan 17 2023		4909
BL1714277 - Jan 07 2023		4987

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 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		4,776
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,072 (-14.7%)
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,515 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,463 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		5,127 (+7.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,952 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,911 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,677 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,311 (-9.7%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,253 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		4,214 (-11.8%)
Intel Core i5-3340S @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		3,924 (-17.8%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550		3,818 (-20.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		475

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