Intel Core i3-550 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Core i3-550 has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1156 socket and was released in Q2/2010. The Intel Core i3-550 scores 489 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,170 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Core i3-550
Family:	Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group:	Intel Core i3 500 (4)
Architecture:	Clarkdale
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	1
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-550 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-550 is 3.20 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-550 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-550 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Westmere), which has 24 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
GPU frequency:	0.50 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.73 GHz
Compute units:	12
Shader:	24
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2010

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	5
Direct X:	10.1
Technology:	32 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-1066 DDR3-1333	17.1 GB/s 21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 73 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	73 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-550 is made in 32 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 4.50 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	32 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1156
L2-Cache:	0.50 MB
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
AES-NI:	No
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date:	Q2/2010
Release price:	117 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-550 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 760K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	491
	Intel Core i5-4202Y 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	490
	Intel Core i5-4220Y 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	490
	Intel Core i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	489
	AMD A12-9720P 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	489
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz	489
	AMD A8-6500 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	489

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz	1176
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1173
	Intel Core i7-3517U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1171
	Intel Core i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1170
	Intel Core i3-6102E 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	1170
	MediaTek Helio X27 10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz	1165
	Samsung Exynos 9610 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	1164

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i5-2557M 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	507
	Intel Core i7-3689Y 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	507
	Intel Core i3-3130M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	506
	Intel Core i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	505
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	504
	Intel Pentium G3240T 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	502
	Intel Pentium G860 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	500

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i3-4020Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	1002
	Intel Core i3-L13G4 5C 5T @ 1.30 GHz	1002
	Intel Core i5-4200Y 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	994
	Intel Core i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	992
	Intel Core i3-4012Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	988
	Intel Core i5-2410M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	987
	Intel Celeron G4900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	982

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i3-540 Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz	35
	Intel Core i5-650 Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz	35
	Intel Core i5-655K Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz	35
	Intel Core i3-550 Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz	35
	MediaTek MT8167A PowerVR GE8300 @ 0.55 GHz	35
	MediaTek Helio A20 PowerVR GE8300 @ 0.55 GHz	35
	Intel Atom E3825 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.53 GHz	34

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Samsung Exynos 7420 8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	1618
	Intel Celeron G1820T 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	1615
	Intel Pentium G3220T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1602
	Intel Core i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1597
	Intel Celeron J4005 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	1595
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1594
	Intel Core i5-4202Y 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	1592

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 6C 6T @ 2.60 GHz	723
	Intel Core i5-4310U 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	722
	Intel Core i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	719
	Intel Core i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	717
	Intel Pentium G4400 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	717
	Intel Core i7-3537U 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	713
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	711

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,042 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
733 entries

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