Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium 3550M 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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Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCPGA946

Clockspeed: 2.3 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 37 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: 2 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU 3550M @ 2.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 6.15

Overall Rank:
4025th fastest in multithreading out of 5495 CPUs
3307th fastest in single threading out of 5495 CPUs
916th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $215.92 USD (2020-03-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1327

Single Thread Rating

1177

Samples: 80*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,203
Thread: 1,336

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz

Integer Math	4,672 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,591 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,792 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	282.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	22,211 KBytes/Sec
Physics	150 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	869 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,177 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of December 2025

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,333
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,676
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,825
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,077
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,512
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,142
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,609
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,406
Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz		1,327

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.43
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.19
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.44
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.05
Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz		6.15
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,677
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,511
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,891
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,619
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,394
Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz		1,177

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3097337 - Dec 01 2025		1598
BL2996249 - Oct 22 2025		1598
BL2557528 - Apr 16 2025		521
BL2355263 - Jan 20 2025		1563
BL2014964 - Feb 04 2024		1370

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz		1,327
Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz vs Intel Pentium 3550M		1,207 (-9.0%)
Intel Pentium 2030M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Pentium 3550M		1,396 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Pentium 3550M		1,226 (-7.6%)
AMD A6-5357M APU vs Intel Pentium 3550M		1,219 (-8.1%)
Intel Pentium 2020M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Pentium 3550M		1,413 (+6.5%)
AMD A6-5350M APU vs Intel Pentium 3550M		1,207 (-9.0%)
AMD A6-5345M APU vs Intel Pentium 3550M		1,122 (-15.5%)
Intel Celeron N3350 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Pentium 3550M		1,111 (-16.2%)
Intel Pentium 2127U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Pentium 3550M		1,076 (-18.9%)
Intel Pentium 3556U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Pentium 3550M		1,072 (-19.2%)
Intel Pentium 3558U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Pentium 3550M		1,043 (-21.4%)
Intel Pentium 2117U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Pentium 3550M		1,009 (-24.0%)

Is the Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,699
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,623
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,043
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,985
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,864
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,784
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,948
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,708
Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz		228

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