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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.

  • 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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 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) i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel Core i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 14.34

Overall Rank: 1798

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
4808

Single Thread Rating: 1995
Samples: 1348*
*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 Math15,324 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,195 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,357 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,221 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression75,149 KBytes/Sec
Physics392 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,641 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,995 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of May 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of May 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,321
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,376
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,316
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,765
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,467
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,185
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
 4,808
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 219.35
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 184.98
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 149.57
Intel Core i9-13900K
 131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K
 123.27
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.60
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
 14.34
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,568
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
 1,995
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2097847 - May 10 2024
4292
BL2083343 - Apr 21 2024
4857
BL2078643 - Apr 15 2024
5172
BL2061122 - Mar 25 2024
4417
BL2057315 - Mar 21 2024
5091
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 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
 4,808
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
 5,260 (+9.4%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
 4,105 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
 5,754 (+19.7%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
 4,954 (+3.0%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
 4,924 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
 4,677 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
 4,499 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i5-4670T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
 4,441 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
 4,264 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
 3,884 (-19.2%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3550
 3,679 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i5-3470T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
 2,996 (-37.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,710
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,264
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,152
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 8,000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K
 7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF
 7,524
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
 934