Intel Core i5-3550 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-12

The Intel Core i5-3550 was released in Q2/2012 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1155. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i5-3550 achieved a result of 783 points (single-core) or 2,741 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i5-3550 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i5-3550.
Name:	Intel Core i5-3550
Family:	Intel Core i5
CPU group:	Intel Core i 3000
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3550 has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3550 is 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

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

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 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 i5-3550 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i5-3550 has the Intel HD Graphics 2500 installed, which has 6 streaming multiprocessors (48 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency:	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.15 GHz
Compute units:	6
Shader:	48
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	7
Direct X:	11.0
Technology:	22 nm
Release date:	Q2/2012

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

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

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

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-3550 supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 25.6 GB/s.

DDR3-1600	25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Core i5-3550 has a TDP of 77 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	77 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i5-3550 is made in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1155
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	6.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date:	Q2/2012
Release price:	213 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i5-3550
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-3550 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.


	Intel Core i5-4440 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	786
	Intel Core i5-6500T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	785
	Intel Pentium G3460 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	785
	Intel Core i5-3550 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	783
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	783
	AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	783
	AMD EPYC 7251 8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz	783

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.


	AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz	2750
	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	2745
	Intel Core i7-4765T 4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	2744
	Intel Core i5-3550 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2741
	Intel Core i7-3612QE 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2737
	Intel Core i7-4700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2735
	Apple A12 Bionic 6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz	2731

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 i7-3930K 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	731
	Intel Core i7-3820 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	729
	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	726
	Intel Core i5-3550 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	724
	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz	723
	MediaTek Dimensity 700 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	722
	Intel Core i5-3550S 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	722

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 i3-1000G4 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	2241
	Intel Core i3-1000NG4 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	2241
	Intel Core i7-3615QM 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	2239
	Intel Core i5-3550 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2237
	Intel Core i5-4340M 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	2227
	Intel Core i7-975 4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz	2225
	Intel Core i3-4150 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	2222

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 i5-3570 Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz	110
	Intel Pentium B970 Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.15 GHz	110
	Intel Pentium B980 Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.15 GHz	110
	Intel Core i5-3550 Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz	110
	MediaTek Helio X23 ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz	106
	MediaTek Helio X20 ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz	106
	Intel Atom x6214RE Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz	106

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.


	Intel Core i5-7442EQ 4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	4832
	Intel Xeon D-1518 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	4829
	MediaTek Dimensity 900 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	4829
	Intel Core i5-3550 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	4785
	Intel Core i5-7400T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	4776
	AMD FX-4170 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	4770
	Intel Core i5-10210Y 4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	4768

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.


	Intel Core i5-4590S 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1419
	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1416
	Intel Core i7-870 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	1414
	Intel Core i5-3550 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1402
	Intel Core i7-2600S 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	1395
	Intel Core i7-4702MQ 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1387
	Intel Core i7-3612QM 4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	1386

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,439 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,412 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,700 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,649 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,954 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,340 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
728 entries

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