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 6650 XT - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

FX-4100
111.3
FX-4100
111.3
FX-4100
111.3
FX-4100
111.3
Core i3-4340
110.7
Core i3-4340
110.7
Core i3-4340
110.7
Core i3-4340
110.7
Core i3-4330
109.7
Core i3-4330
109.7
Core i3-4330
109.7
Core i3-4330
109.7
A8-5500B
108.4
Athlon II X4 740
108.4
A8-5500B
108.4
Athlon II X4 740
108.4
A8-5500B
108.4
Athlon II X4 740
108.4
Athlon II X4 740
108.4
A8-5500B
108.4
A8-6500
107.6
A8-6500
107.6
A8-6500
107.6
A8-6500
107.6
A8-6600K
107
A8-6600K
107
A8-6600K
107
A8-6600K
107
A8-5600K
106.5
A8-5600K
106.5
A8-5600K
106.5
A8-5600K
106.5
Core i3-4130
106.1
Core i3-4130
106.1
Core i3-4130
106.1
Core i3-4130
106.1
Athlon II X4 630
106
Athlon II X4 640
106
Athlon II X4 630
106
Athlon II X4 640
106
Athlon II X4 630
106
Athlon II X4 640
106
Athlon II X4 630
106
Athlon II X4 640
106
A8-5500
105.4
A8-5500
105.4
A8-5500
105.4
A8-5500
105.4
Core i3-3250
105.2
Core i3-3250
105.2
Core i3-3250
105.2
Core i3-3250
105.2
Athlon X4 740
104.9
Athlon X4 740
104.9
Athlon X4 740
104.9
Athlon X4 740
104.9
Athlon X4 760K
104.8
Athlon X4 760K
104.8
Athlon X4 760K
104.8
Athlon X4 760K
104.8
Athlon II X4 760K
104.7
Athlon II X4 760K
104.7
Athlon II X4 760K
104.7
Athlon II X4 760K
104.7
Core i3-3240
104.6
Core i3-3245
104.6
Core i3-3240
104.6
Core i3-3245
104.6
Core i3-3240
104.6
Core i3-3245
104.6
Core i3-3245
104.6
Core i3-3240
104.6
Athlon X4 750K
104.3
Athlon X4 750K
104.3
Athlon X4 750K
104.3
Athlon X4 750K
104.3
Core i3-3225
104.1
Core i3-3220
104.1
Core i3-3220
104.1
Core i3-3225
104.1
Core i3-3220
104.1
Core i3-3225
104.1
Core i3-3220
104.1
Core i3-3225
104.1
Athlon II X3 460
102.6
Athlon II X3 455
102.6
Athlon II X3 455
102.6
Athlon II X3 460
102.6
Athlon II X3 455
102.6
Athlon II X3 455
102.6
Athlon II X3 460
102.6
Athlon II X3 460
102.6
Athlon II X4 750K
102.2
Athlon II X4 750K
102.2
Athlon II X4 750K
102.2
Athlon II X4 750K
102.2
Core i3-3210
101.3
Core i3-3210
101.3
Core i3-3210
101.3
Core i3-3210
101.3
A6-3650
100.6
Athlon II X4 620
100.6
Athlon II X4 605e
100.6
Athlon II X4 635
100.6
Athlon II X4 610e
100.6
Athlon II X4 645
100.6
A6-3430MX
100.6
A6-3670K
100.6
A8-3850
100.6
A8-3870K
100.6
A6-3620
100.6
Athlon II X4 631
100.6
Athlon II X4 641
100.6
Athlon II X4 651
100.6
Athlon II X4 651K
100.6
Athlon II X4 620e
100.6
A6-3620
100.6
Athlon II X4 645
100.6
A6-3430MX
100.6
Athlon II X4 610e
100.6
A6-3670K
100.6
Athlon II X4 645
100.6
Athlon II X4 610e
100.6
Athlon II X4 635
100.6
Athlon II X4 605e
100.6
Athlon II X4 620
100.6
Athlon II X4 620
100.6
Athlon II X4 635
100.6
A6-3620
100.6
A8-3870K
100.6
A6-3430MX
100.6
Athlon II X4 620e
100.6
Athlon II X4 651K
100.6
Athlon II X4 651
100.6
Athlon II X4 641
100.6
Athlon II X4 631
100.6
A8-3870K
100.6
A8-3850
100.6
A6-3670K
100.6
A8-3850
100.6
Athlon II X4 631
100.6
Athlon II X4 620e
100.6
A6-3650
100.6
Athlon II X4 651K
100.6
Athlon II X4 651
100.6
Athlon II X4 641
100.6
Athlon II X4 631
100.6
A8-3870K
100.6
A8-3850
100.6
A6-3650
100.6
A6-3670K
100.6
Athlon II X4 645
100.6
Athlon II X4 641
100.6
Athlon II X4 610e
100.6
Athlon II X4 635
100.6
Athlon II X4 605e
100.6
Athlon II X4 620
100.6
A6-3620
100.6
A6-3430MX
100.6
Athlon II X4 620e
100.6
Athlon II X4 651K
100.6
Athlon II X4 651
100.6
A6-3650
100.6
Athlon II X4 605e
100.6
Core i3-2120
100.6
Core i3-2105
100.6
Core i3-2120
100.6
Core i3-2100
100.6
Core i3-560
100.6
Core i3-550
100.6
Core i3-540
100.6
Core i3-2130
100.6
Core i3-2125
100.6
Core i3-2102
100.6
Core i3-2105
100.6
Core i3-2120
100.6
Core i3-2100
100.6
Core i3-560
100.6
Core i3-550
100.6
Core i3-540
100.6
Core i3-2105
100.6
Core i3-2125
100.6
Core i3-2102
100.6
Core i3-2125
100.6
Core i3-2102
100.6
Core i3-2130
100.6
Core i3-2100
100.6
Core i3-560
100.6
Core i3-550
100.6
Core i3-540
100.6
Core i3-2130
100.6
Core i3-2125
100.6
Core i3-2105
100.6
Core i3-2102
100.6
Core i3-2120
100.6
Core i3-2100
100.6
Core i3-560
100.6
Core i3-550
100.6
Core i3-540
100.6
Core i3-2130
100.6
Athlon II X2 280
100.2
Athlon II X2 280
100.2
Athlon II X2 280
100.2
Athlon II X2 280
100.2
A6-6420K
99.1
Athlon II X2 370K
99.1
Athlon II X2 370K
99.1
Athlon X2 370K
99.1
A6-6420K
99.1
Athlon II X2 370K
99.1
Athlon X2 370K
99.1
A6-6420K
99.1
Athlon X2 370K
99.1
A6-6420K
99.1
Athlon II X2 370K
99.1
Athlon X2 370K
99.1
A6-6400K
98.4
Pentium G870
98.4
Athlon X2 350
98.4
A6-6400K
98.4
Pentium G870
98.4
A6-6400K
98.4
Athlon X2 350
98.4
Pentium G870
98.4
Athlon X2 350
98.4
Pentium G870
98.4
Athlon X2 350
98.4
A6-6400K
98.4
Pentium G3420
98.2
A6-5400B
98.2
Pentium G3420
98.2
Pentium G3430
98.2
A6-5400B
98.2
Pentium G3430
98.2
A6-5400B
98.2
Pentium G3430
98.2
A6-5400B
98.2
Pentium G3420
98.2
Pentium G3430
98.2
Pentium G3420
98.2
Pentium G2130
97.8
Pentium G2130
97.8
Pentium G2130
97.8
Pentium G2130
97.8
Athlon X2 340
97.7
Athlon X2 340
97.7
Athlon X2 340
97.7
Athlon X2 340
97.7
Athlon II X3 425
97.5
Athlon II X3 420e
97.5
Athlon II X3 425e
97.5
Athlon II X3 425
97.5
Athlon II X3 435
97.5
Athlon II X3 440
97.5
Athlon II X3 445
97.5
Athlon II X3 420e
97.5
Athlon II X3 425e
97.5
Athlon II X3 440
97.5
Athlon II X3 435
97.5
Athlon II X3 445
97.5
Athlon II X3 425e
97.5
Athlon II X3 420e
97.5
Athlon II X3 425
97.5
Athlon II X3 435
97.5
Athlon II X3 440
97.5
Athlon II X3 445
97.5
Athlon II X3 445
97.5
Athlon II X3 420e
97.5
Athlon II X3 425e
97.5
Athlon II X3 425
97.5
Athlon II X3 435
97.5
Athlon II X3 440
97.5
Pentium G3220
96.6
Pentium G3220
96.6
Pentium G3220
96.6
Pentium G3220
96.6
Pentium G2030
95.7
Pentium G2120
95.7
Pentium G2030
95.7
Pentium G2120
95.7
Pentium G2120
95.7
Pentium G2030
95.7
Pentium G2120
95.7
Pentium G2030
95.7
Core i3-530
95.5
Core i3-530
95.5
Core i3-530
95.5
Core i3-530
95.5
Athlon II X4 638
95.3
Athlon II X4 638
95.3
Athlon II X4 615e
95.3
Athlon II X4 600e
95.3
A6-3600
95.3
Athlon II X4 638
95.3
Athlon II X4 615e
95.3
Athlon II X4 600e
95.3
A6-3600
95.3
Athlon II X4 638
95.3
Athlon II X4 615e
95.3
Athlon II X4 600e
95.3
Athlon II X4 615e
95.3
A6-3600
95.3
Athlon II X4 600e
95.3
A6-3600
95.3
Pentium G640
95
Pentium G640
95
Pentium G640
95
Pentium G640
95
Pentium E5800
94.7
Pentium G2020
94.7
Pentium E5800
94.7
Pentium G2020
94.7
Pentium E5800
94.7
Pentium G2020
94.7
Pentium E5800
94.7
Pentium G2020
94.7
Pentium G645
94.4
Pentium G645
94.4
Pentium G645
94.4
Pentium G645
94.4
Pentium G840
93.2
Athlon II X2 270
93.2
Pentium G860
93.2
Pentium E5300
93.2
Pentium E5400
93.2
Athlon II X2 245
93.2
Athlon II X2 215
93.2
Athlon II X2 240e
93.2
Athlon II X2 235e
93.2
Athlon II X2 255
93.2
Athlon II X2 220
93.2
Athlon II X2 260
93.2
Pentium E6700
93.2
Athlon II X2 250e
93.2
Athlon II X2 210e
93.2
Pentium E6800
93.2
Pentium G850
93.2
Pentium G6960
93.2
Athlon II X2 245e
93.2
Athlon II X2 220
93.2
Pentium E5300
93.2
Pentium E5400
93.2
Athlon II X2 265
93.2
Athlon II X2 215
93.2
Athlon II X2 235e
93.2
Athlon II X2 240e
93.2
Athlon II X2 255
93.2
Athlon II X2 260
93.2
Pentium G550
93.2
Pentium E6700
93.2
Athlon II X2 250e
93.2
Athlon II X2 210e
93.2
Pentium E6800
93.2
Athlon II X2 265
93.2
Pentium E6600
93.2
Athlon II X2 221
93.2
Athlon II X2 245
93.2
Pentium G550
93.2
Pentium E6600
93.2
Athlon II X2 210e
93.2
Pentium G860
93.2
Pentium E5300
93.2
Pentium E5400
93.2
Athlon II X2 245
93.2
Athlon II X2 215
93.2
Athlon II X2 235e
93.2
Athlon II X2 240e
93.2
Athlon II X2 255
93.2
Athlon II X2 220
93.2
Athlon II X2 260
93.2
Pentium E6700
93.2
Pentium E6800
93.2
Pentium G840
93.2
Athlon II X2 265
93.2
Pentium E6600
93.2
Athlon II X2 221
93.2
Pentium G550
93.2
Pentium G6960
93.2
Athlon II X2 245e
93.2
Pentium G850
93.2
Pentium G840
93.2
Athlon II X2 270
93.2
Pentium G860
93.2
Athlon II X2 221
93.2
Athlon II X2 270
93.2
Athlon II X2 250e
93.2
Pentium G850
93.2
Pentium E5400
93.2
Athlon II X2 220
93.2
Athlon II X2 255
93.2
Athlon II X2 240e
93.2
Athlon II X2 235e
93.2
Athlon II X2 215
93.2
Athlon II X2 245
93.2
Pentium E5300
93.2
Pentium G6960
93.2
Pentium G860
93.2
Athlon II X2 270
93.2
Pentium G840
93.2
Pentium G850
93.2
Athlon II X2 245e
93.2
Athlon II X2 245e
93.2
Athlon II X2 260
93.2
Pentium E6700
93.2
Athlon II X2 250e
93.2
Pentium G6960
93.2
Pentium G550
93.2
Athlon II X2 221
93.2
Pentium E6600
93.2
Athlon II X2 265
93.2
Pentium E6800
93.2
Athlon II X2 210e
93.2
A6-5400K
93
A6-5400K
93
A6-5400K
93
A6-5400K
93
Pentium G2010
92.8
Pentium G2010
92.8
Pentium G2010
92.8
Pentium G2010
92.8
Athlon II X3 400e
92.3
Athlon II X3 450
92.3
Athlon II X3 400e
92.3
Athlon II X3 415e
92.3
A6-3500
92.3
Athlon II X3 405e
92.3
Athlon II X3 400e
92.3
Athlon II X3 405e
92.3
Athlon II X3 415e
92.3
Athlon II X3 450
92.3
A6-3500
92.3
Athlon II X3 450
92.3
Athlon II X3 405e
92.3
Athlon II X3 450
92.3
A6-3500
92.3
Athlon II X3 400e
92.3
Athlon II X3 405e
92.3
Athlon II X3 415e
92.3
A6-3500
92.3
Athlon II X3 415e
92.3
Athlon II X2 340
91.8
Athlon II X2 340
91.8
Athlon II X2 340
91.8
Athlon II X2 340
91.8
Pentium E5500
88.3
Pentium G6950
88.3
Athlon II X2 240
88.3
Athlon II X2 250
88.3
Pentium G6951
88.3
Pentium Dual-Core E2210
88.3
Pentium E5200
88.3
Pentium E2200
88.3
Pentium G630
88.3
Athlon II X2 240
88.3
Pentium G620
88.3
Pentium E5700
88.3
Pentium G6951
88.3
Pentium E5500
88.3
Pentium G6950
88.3
Athlon II X2 250
88.3
Pentium Dual-Core E2210
88.3
Pentium E5200
88.3
Pentium E2200
88.3
Pentium G620
88.3
Pentium E5700
88.3
Pentium E5200
88.3
Pentium G630
88.3
Pentium E2200
88.3
Pentium E2200
88.3
Pentium G630
88.3
Pentium G620
88.3
Pentium E5700
88.3
Pentium G6951
88.3
Pentium E5500
88.3
Pentium G6950
88.3
Athlon II X2 240
88.3
Pentium Dual-Core E2210
88.3
Athlon II X2 250
88.3
Pentium G630
88.3
Athlon II X2 240
88.3
Pentium E5200
88.3
Pentium Dual-Core E2210
88.3
Pentium G620
88.3
Athlon II X2 250
88.3
Pentium G6950
88.3
Pentium E5500
88.3
Pentium G6951
88.3
Pentium E5700
88.3
Pentium E6500
83.3
Pentium E2220
83.3
Pentium E6300
83.3
Pentium E6500
83.3
E2-3200
83.3
Pentium E2220
83.3
Pentium E6300
83.3
Pentium E6500
83.3
E2-3200
83.3
E2-3200
83.3
Pentium E6300
83.3
Pentium E6500
83.3
E2-3200
83.3
Pentium E2220
83.3
Pentium E6300
83.3
Pentium E2220
83.3
Pentium Dual-Core E2200
78.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2180
78.4
Pentium E2160
78.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2180
78.4
Pentium E2180
78.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2220
78.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2200
78.4
Pentium E2180
78.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2220
78.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2200
78.4
Pentium E2160
78.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2200
78.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2220
78.4
Pentium E2180
78.4
Pentium E2160
78.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2180
78.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2220
78.4
Pentium E2180
78.4
Pentium E2160
78.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2180
78.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2160
73.5
Athlon X2 BE-2350
73.5
Athlon X2 BE-2400
73.5
Pentium Dual-Core E2140
73.5
Pentium Dual-Core E2140
73.5
Pentium E2140
73.5
Athlon X2 BE-2300
73.5
Athlon X2 BE-2350
73.5
Athlon X2 BE-2400
73.5
Pentium E2140
73.5
Athlon X2 BE-2300
73.5
Athlon X2 BE-2300
73.5
Pentium Dual-Core E2160
73.5
Pentium Dual-Core E2140
73.5
Athlon X2 BE-2400
73.5
Athlon X2 BE-2350
73.5
Pentium E2140
73.5
Pentium Dual-Core E2160
73.5
Pentium Dual-Core E2140
73.5
Athlon X2 BE-2400
73.5
Athlon X2 BE-2350
73.5
Athlon X2 BE-2300
73.5
Pentium E2140
73.5
Pentium Dual-Core E2160
73.5

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