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: 22.34

Overall Rank:
2493rd fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
1960th fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
666th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4445

Single Thread Rating

1943

Samples: 85*
*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	14,117 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,464 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,763 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,109 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	69,971 KBytes/Sec
Physics	380 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,412 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,943 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.
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 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,292
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,701
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,583
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,083
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz		4,445

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz		22.34
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz		1,943

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2950901 - Oct 03 2025		4331
BL2809116 - Aug 02 2025		5608
BL2605013 - May 06 2025		4120
BL2598924 - May 03 2025		4387
BL2553523 - Apr 14 2025		4862

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 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz		4,445
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		4,374 (-1.6%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550S		4,228 (-4.9%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		4,102 (-7.7%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		5,015 (+12.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i5-3550S		3,936 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		5,257 (+18.3%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-3550S		3,561 (-19.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i5-3550S		3,388 (-23.8%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550S		2,433 (-45.3%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs Intel Core i5-3550S		2,369 (-46.7%)
Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		4,643 (+4.5%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550S		4,384 (-1.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,429
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,382
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz		589

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