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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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

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 14.14

Overall Rank: 1337

Last Price Change: $335.31 USD (2022-01-27)

Average CPU Mark

4742

Single Thread Rating: 1988
Samples: 1224*
*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	15,355 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,117 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,184 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	72.7 MBytes/Sec
Physics	391 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,583 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,988 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of October 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of September 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of September 2022.
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!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

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	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6GHz, 8GB DDR4, GeForce RTX 2060 6GB, 500GB NVMe SSD, WiFi Ready & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8060A11)	$879.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Alarco Gaming PC Desktop Computer Intel i5 3.10GHz,8GB Ram,1TB Hard Drive,Windows 10 pro,WiFi Ready,Video Card Nvidia GTX 650 1GB, 6 RGB Fans with Remote	$499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Gaming PC Desktop Computer by Alarco Intel i5 3.10GHz,8GB Ram,1TB Hard Drive,Windows 10 pro,WiFi Ready,Video Card Nvidia GTX 650 1GB, 3 RGB Fans with Remote	$499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel i5-10400F 2.9GHz, GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB, 8GB DDR4, 500GB NVMe SSD, Wi-Fi Ready & Windows 10 Home (GXiVR8060A10)	$1047.00 (www.amazon.com)
	CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB, 8GB DDR4, 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD, WiFi Ready & Win 10 Home (GXiVR8060A8, Black)	$1258.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 3rd of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,709
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,247
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,970
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,190
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,635
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,815
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,458
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,795
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		4,742

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of October 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		137.06
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		129.26
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		86.35
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		73.81
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		48.22
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		41.80
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		33.88
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		14.14
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 3rd of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,831
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,748
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,355
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,070
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,953
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,894
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,755
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,570
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		1,988

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1630253 - Sep 15 2022		4840
BL1629685 - Sep 14 2022		4798
BL1624594 - Sep 05 2022		4114
BL1624038 - Sep 04 2022		3622
BL1618595 - Aug 26 2022		4922

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
As of 3rd of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz		4,742
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz		4,091
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core		4,079
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz		4,537
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,465
Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz		5,117
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz		4,940
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		4,905
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz		4,668
Intel Core i5-4670T @ 2.30GHz		4,345
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz		4,246
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz		4,214
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		3,820

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

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