Intel Core i3-550 Starcraft II Benchmarks - Can Core i3-550 Run Starcraft II?

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 - R9 FURY - Starcraft II Benchmarks

FX-4100
175.2
Core i3-4340
173
Core i3-4330
171.7
A8-5500B
171.4
Athlon II X4 740
171.4
A8-6500
170.3
A8-6600K
169.6
A8-5600K
168.9
Athlon II X4 630
168.1
Athlon II X4 640
168.1
A8-5500
167.5
Core i3-4130
166.9
Athlon X4 740
166.7
Athlon X4 760K
166.6
Athlon II X4 760K
166.5
Athlon X4 750K
166.1
Core i3-3250
165.6
Core i3-3240
164.9
Core i3-3245
164.9
Core i3-3220
164.3
Core i3-3225
164.3
Athlon II X4 750K
163.2
Athlon II X3 455
162.8
Athlon II X3 460
162.8
A8-3870K
161.1
Athlon II X4 631
161.1
Athlon II X4 605e
161.1
Athlon II X4 641
161.1
Athlon II X4 651
161.1
Athlon II X4 651K
161.1
Athlon II X4 620e
161.1
A8-3850
161.1
A6-3430MX
161.1
A6-3620
161.1
A6-3670K
161.1
Athlon II X4 645
161.1
Athlon II X4 610e
161.1
Athlon II X4 635
161.1
A6-3650
161.1
Athlon II X4 620
161.1
Core i3-3210
160.6
Core i3-550
159.6
Core i3-2130
159.6
Core i3-2125
159.6
Core i3-2105
159.6
Core i3-2102
159.6
Core i3-2120
159.6
Core i3-540
159.6
Core i3-2100
159.6
Core i3-560
159.6
Athlon II X2 280
158.4
Athlon II X2 370K
157.1
A6-6420K
157.1
Athlon X2 370K
157.1
A6-6400K
156.2
Athlon X2 350
156.1
Athlon II X3 425e
156
Athlon II X3 420e
156
Athlon II X3 445
156
Athlon II X3 440
156
Athlon II X3 435
156
Athlon II X3 425
156
Pentium G870
156
Pentium G3430
155.7
Pentium G3420
155.7
A6-5400B
155.7
Pentium G2130
155.3
Athlon X2 340
155.1
A6-3600
154.1
Athlon II X4 600e
154.1
Athlon II X4 615e
154.1
Athlon II X4 638
154.1
Pentium G3220
153.9
Core i3-530
152.9
Pentium G2120
152.5
Pentium G2030
152.5
Pentium G640
151.6
Pentium E5800
151.2
Pentium G2020
151.2
Pentium G645
150.9
Athlon II X2 240e
149.2
Athlon II X2 215
149.2
Athlon II X2 245
149.2
Pentium E5400
149.2
Athlon II X3 450
149.2
Pentium E5300
149.2
A6-3500
149.2
Athlon II X3 415e
149.2
Athlon II X3 405e
149.2
Athlon II X3 400e
149.2
Athlon II X2 235e
149.2
Athlon II X2 250e
149.2
Athlon II X2 255
149.2
Athlon II X2 221
149.2
Athlon II X2 220
149.2
Pentium G860
149.2
Athlon II X2 270
149.2
Pentium G840
149.2
Pentium G850
149.2
Athlon II X2 245e
149.2
Pentium G6960
149.2
Pentium G550
149.2
Pentium E6600
149.2
Athlon II X2 265
149.2
Pentium E6800
149.2
Athlon II X2 210e
149.2
Pentium E6700
149.2
Athlon II X2 260
149.2
A6-5400K
148.9
Pentium G2010
148.7
Athlon II X2 340
147.4
Athlon II X2 240
142.7
Pentium E2200
142.7
Pentium E5200
142.7
Pentium Dual-Core E2210
142.7
Athlon II X2 250
142.7
Pentium G6951
142.7
Pentium G6950
142.7
Pentium E5700
142.7
Pentium G620
142.7
Pentium G630
142.7
Pentium E5500
142.7
E2-3200
136.2
Pentium E6500
136.2
Pentium E6300
136.2
Pentium E2220
136.2
Pentium Dual-Core E2200
129.7
Pentium Dual-Core E2180
129.7
Pentium E2180
129.7
Pentium Dual-Core E2220
129.7
Pentium E2160
129.7
Pentium E2140
123.2
Athlon X2 BE-2300
123.2
Athlon X2 BE-2350
123.2
Athlon X2 BE-2400
123.2
Pentium Dual-Core E2140
123.2
Pentium Dual-Core E2160
123.2

The Core i3-550 GPU ranks between the Core i3-3210 and Core i3-2130 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0.6% less powerful than the Core i3-3210 but still offers 0% more juice than the Core i3-2130 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% lead in FPS. With its performance, the Core i3-550 snags the 42nd 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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