Intel Core i3-550 Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks - Can Core i3-550 Run Need For Speed: Payback?

Entry-level Desktop processor released in 2010 with 2 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 3.2GHz, max speed at 3.2GHz, and a 73W power rating. Core i3-550 is based on the Clarkdale 32nm family and part of the Core i3 series.
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Core i3-550 - 1080p - RX 470 - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

FX-4100
46.5
Core i3-4340
46
Core i3-4330
45.7
A8-5500B
45.5
Athlon II X4 740
45.5
A8-6500
45.2
A8-6600K
45.1
A8-5600K
44.9
Athlon II X4 630
44.7
Athlon II X4 640
44.7
A8-5500
44.5
Athlon X4 740
44.3
Core i3-4130
44.3
Athlon II X4 760K
44.2
Athlon X4 760K
44.2
Athlon X4 750K
44.1
Core i3-3250
44
Core i3-3240
43.8
Core i3-3245
43.8
Core i3-3220
43.6
Core i3-3225
43.6
Athlon II X4 750K
43.4
Athlon II X3 455
43.3
Athlon II X3 460
43.3
Athlon II X4 651K
42.8
A6-3620
42.8
A6-3430MX
42.8
Athlon II X4 620e
42.8
Athlon II X4 631
42.8
Athlon II X4 651
42.8
Athlon II X4 641
42.8
A8-3870K
42.8
A8-3850
42.8
A6-3670K
42.8
Athlon II X4 645
42.8
Athlon II X4 610e
42.8
Athlon II X4 635
42.8
Athlon II X4 605e
42.8
A6-3650
42.8
Athlon II X4 620
42.8
Core i3-3210
42.7
Core i3-560
42.4
Core i3-2130
42.4
Core i3-2125
42.4
Core i3-2105
42.4
Core i3-2102
42.4
Core i3-2120
42.4
Core i3-2100
42.4
Core i3-550
42.4
Core i3-540
42.4
Athlon II X2 280
42.1
Athlon II X2 370K
41.7
A6-6420K
41.7
Athlon X2 370K
41.7
Athlon II X3 445
41.5
Athlon II X3 440
41.5
Athlon II X3 435
41.5
Athlon II X3 420e
41.5
Pentium G870
41.5
A6-6400K
41.5
Athlon X2 350
41.5
Athlon II X3 425e
41.5
Athlon II X3 425
41.5
Pentium G3430
41.4
Pentium G3420
41.4
A6-5400B
41.4
Pentium G2130
41.3
Athlon X2 340
41.2
Pentium G3220
40.9
A6-3600
40.9
Athlon II X4 615e
40.9
Athlon II X4 600e
40.9
Athlon II X4 638
40.9
Core i3-530
40.7
Pentium G2030
40.5
Pentium G2120
40.5
Pentium G640
40.3
Pentium G2020
40.2
Pentium E5800
40.2
Pentium G645
40.1
Pentium E5300
39.7
Pentium E5400
39.7
Athlon II X2 245
39.7
Athlon II X2 215
39.7
Athlon II X2 235e
39.7
Athlon II X2 240e
39.7
Athlon II X2 255
39.7
Athlon II X2 220
39.7
Athlon II X2 260
39.7
Athlon II X2 250e
39.7
Pentium E6700
39.7
Athlon II X2 245e
39.7
Athlon II X2 210e
39.7
Pentium G860
39.7
Athlon II X2 270
39.7
Pentium G850
39.7
Pentium G840
39.7
Pentium G6960
39.7
Pentium G550
39.7
Pentium E6800
39.7
Athlon II X2 221
39.7
Pentium E6600
39.7
Athlon II X2 265
39.7
Athlon II X3 400e
39.6
Athlon II X3 405e
39.6
Athlon II X3 415e
39.6
A6-3500
39.6
A6-5400K
39.6
Athlon II X3 450
39.6
Pentium G2010
39.5
Athlon II X2 340
39.2
Athlon II X2 240
37.9
Pentium E2200
37.9
Pentium E5200
37.9
Pentium Dual-Core E2210
37.9
Athlon II X2 250
37.9
Pentium E5700
37.9
Pentium G6950
37.9
Pentium G6951
37.9
Pentium G620
37.9
Pentium G630
37.9
Pentium E5500
37.9
E2-3200
36.2
Pentium E6500
36.2
Pentium E6300
36.2
Pentium E2220
36.2
Pentium Dual-Core E2200
34.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2180
34.4
Pentium E2180
34.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2220
34.4
Pentium E2160
34.4
Pentium E2140
32.7
Athlon X2 BE-2300
32.7
Athlon X2 BE-2350
32.7
Athlon X2 BE-2400
32.7
Pentium Dual-Core E2140
32.7
Pentium Dual-Core E2160
32.7

The Core i3-550 GPU ranks between the Core i3-2100 and Core i3-540 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core i3-2100 but still offers 0% more juice than the Core i3-540 for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Core i3-550 leaves the Athlon II X3 460 in the dust with a comfortable 2.1% lead in FPS. With its performance, the Core i3-550 snags the 49th spot on the leaderboard. In the gaming world, the Core i3-550 GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 2-cores and 4-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.

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