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 - GT 1030 - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

FX-4100
14.1
Core i3-4340
13.9
A8-5500B
13.8
Core i3-4330
13.8
A8-6500
13.8
Athlon II X4 740
13.8
A8-5600K
13.7
A8-6600K
13.7
Athlon II X4 630
13.6
Athlon II X4 640
13.6
Athlon X4 760K
13.5
A8-5500
13.5
Athlon X4 740
13.5
Core i3-4130
13.5
Core i3-3250
13.4
Athlon II X4 760K
13.4
Athlon X4 750K
13.4
Core i3-3240
13.3
Core i3-3245
13.3
Core i3-3225
13.2
Athlon II X4 750K
13.2
Core i3-3220
13.2
Athlon II X3 460
13.1
Athlon II X3 455
13.1
A6-3670K
13
A6-3430MX
13
Athlon II X4 605e
13
Athlon II X4 635
13
Athlon II X4 610e
13
Athlon II X4 645
13
A6-3620
13
Athlon II X4 651K
13
Athlon II X4 620e
13
Athlon II X4 651
13
Athlon II X4 641
13
Athlon II X4 631
13
A8-3870K
13
A6-3650
13
A8-3850
13
Athlon II X4 620
13
Core i3-3210
13
Core i3-2120
12.9
Core i3-2102
12.9
Core i3-2100
12.9
Core i3-560
12.9
Core i3-550
12.9
Core i3-540
12.9
Core i3-2105
12.9
Core i3-2125
12.9
Core i3-2130
12.9
Athlon X2 370K
12.7
A6-6420K
12.7
Athlon II X2 280
12.7
Athlon II X2 370K
12.7
Athlon II X3 425e
12.6
Athlon II X3 420e
12.6
Athlon II X3 445
12.6
Athlon II X3 440
12.6
Athlon II X3 435
12.6
Athlon II X3 425
12.6
Pentium G870
12.6
Pentium G3430
12.6
Athlon X2 350
12.6
Pentium G3420
12.6
A6-5400B
12.6
A6-6400K
12.6
Athlon II X4 638
12.5
Athlon II X4 600e
12.5
Pentium G2130
12.5
A6-3600
12.5
Athlon II X4 615e
12.5
Athlon X2 340
12.5
Pentium G3220
12.4
Core i3-530
12.4
Pentium G2120
12.3
Pentium G2030
12.3
Pentium G640
12.2
Pentium G2020
12.2
Pentium E5800
12.2
Athlon II X2 215
12.1
Athlon II X2 245
12.1
Pentium E5400
12.1
Athlon II X2 235e
12.1
Athlon II X3 405e
12.1
Pentium E5300
12.1
A6-3500
12.1
Athlon II X3 450
12.1
Athlon II X3 415e
12.1
Athlon II X2 255
12.1
Athlon II X3 400e
12.1
Athlon II X2 240e
12.1
Athlon II X2 250e
12.1
Athlon II X2 220
12.1
Pentium G550
12.1
Athlon II X2 260
12.1
Pentium G645
12.1
Pentium G860
12.1
Athlon II X2 270
12.1
Pentium G840
12.1
Pentium G850
12.1
Athlon II X2 245e
12.1
Pentium G6960
12.1
Athlon II X2 221
12.1
Pentium E6600
12.1
Athlon II X2 265
12.1
Pentium E6800
12.1
Athlon II X2 210e
12.1
Pentium E6700
12.1
A6-5400K
12
Pentium G2010
12
Athlon II X2 340
11.9
Athlon II X2 240
11.5
Pentium E2200
11.5
Pentium E5200
11.5
Pentium Dual-Core E2210
11.5
Athlon II X2 250
11.5
Pentium G6951
11.5
Pentium G6950
11.5
Pentium E5700
11.5
Pentium G620
11.5
Pentium G630
11.5
Pentium E5500
11.5
E2-3200
10.9
Pentium E6500
10.9
Pentium E6300
10.9
Pentium E2220
10.9
Pentium Dual-Core E2200
10.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2180
10.4
Pentium E2180
10.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2220
10.4
Pentium E2160
10.4
Pentium E2140
9.9
Athlon X2 BE-2300
9.9
Athlon X2 BE-2350
9.9
Athlon X2 BE-2400
9.9
Pentium Dual-Core E2140
9.9
Pentium Dual-Core E2160
9.9

The Core i3-550 GPU ranks between the Core i3-560 and Core i3-540 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core i3-560 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 1.5% lead in FPS. With its performance, the Core i3-550 snags the 46th 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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