Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3550S 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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 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) i5-3550S CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i5-3550S CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 22.18

Overall Rank:
2186th fastest in multithreading out of 5104 CPUs
1698th fastest in single threading out of 5104 CPUs
620th fastest in out of 1444 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $198.95 USD (2024-12-18)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4414

Single Thread Rating

1946

Samples: 80*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,077
Thread: 1,973

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	14,165 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,356 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,740 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,096 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	69,062 KBytes/Sec
Physics	380 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,365 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,946 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of April 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,722
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,322
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,040
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,484
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,131
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,181
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz		4,414

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.55
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.75
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.31
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz		22.18
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz		1,946

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2553523 - Apr 14 2025		4862
BL2514276 - Mar 28 2025		4401
BL2483371 - Mar 15 2025		3550
BL2401025 - Feb 09 2025		4466
BL2399702 - Feb 08 2025		4713

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz		4,414
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		4,106 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		5,022 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		4,393 (-0.5%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		4,129 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		5,241 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i3-4330 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		3,464 (-21.5%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550S		2,443 (-44.6%)
Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		4,625 (+4.8%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		4,361 (-1.2%)
AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-3550S		3,755 (-14.9%)
AMD PRO A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-3550S		3,636 (-17.6%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-3550S		3,389 (-23.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,361
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,167
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,303
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,609
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,290
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,813
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,688
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,534
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,425
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,295
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz		590

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