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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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: 1758

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
4807

Single Thread Rating: 1995
Samples: 1344*
*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 Math15,321 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,191 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,354 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,220 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression75,131 KBytes/Sec
Physics392 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,638 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,995 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of March 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of March 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$335.31 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Dell OptiPlex 7010 DT/Core i5-3550 Quad @ 3.3 GHz/2GB DDR3/250GB HDD/DVD-RW/Windows 10 PRO 32 BIT Dell OptiPlex 7010 DT/Core i5-3550 Quad @ 3.3 GHz/2GB DDR3/250GB HDD/DVD-RW/Windows 10 PRO 32 BIT $188.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
59,383
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,371
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,658
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
22,582
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,913
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,331
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,772
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,394
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,182
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
4,807
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
212.86
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
153.65
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
140.10
Intel Core i9-12900K
117.20
Intel Core i9-13900K
104.19
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.74
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
32.44
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 28th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,639
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,175
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,038
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,930
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,840
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2,661
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
BL2061122 - Mar 25 2024
4417
BL2057315 - Mar 21 2024
5091
BL2056333 - Mar 20 2024
4657
BL2056282 - Mar 20 2024
4943
BL5058955 - Mar 19 2024
5389
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 28th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
4,807
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,438 (-7.7%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,495 (-6.5%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,956 (+3.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,919 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,677 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i5-4670T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,441 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,280 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
4,250 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i5-3340S @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,914 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3550
3,874 (-19.4%)
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
2,986 (-37.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,866
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,259
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,073
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,562
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,408
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,182
Intel Core i9-14900KF
8,011
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,797
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX
7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K
7,548
Intel Core i7-13790F
7,532
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz
935