Intel Core i5-3550S Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks - Can Core i5-3550S Run Need For Speed: Payback?

Mid-range Desktop processor released in 2012 with 4 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 3GHz, max speed at 3.7GHz, and a 65W power rating. Core i5-3550S is based on the Ivy Bridge 22nm family and part of the Core i5 series.
Price 25.7%
Speed %
Productivity %
Gaming %

Core i5-3550S - 1080p - RTX 4090 - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

Core i5-5675C
318
Core i5-5675C
318
Core i5-5675C
318
Core i5-6600K
315.4
Core i5-4690K
315.4
Core i5-6600K
315.4
Core i5-4690K
315.4
Core i5-6600K
315.4
Core i5-4690K
315.4
FX-6300
314.3
FX-6300
314.3
FX-6300
314.3
Core i5-4690
314
Core i5-4690
314
Core i5-4690
314
Core i5-6600
312.7
Core i5-4670K
312.7
Core i5-6600
312.7
Core i5-4670K
312.7
Core i5-6600
312.7
Core i5-4670K
312.7
Core i5-4590
311.3
Core i5-4590
311.3
Core i5-4590
311.3
Core i5-3570
310.7
Core i5-3570
310.7
Core i5-3570
310.7
Core i5-4670
310
Core i5-4670
310
Core i5-4670
310
Core i5-6500
308.7
Core i5-6500
308.7
Core i5-6500
308.7
Core i5-2550K
308
Core i5-2550K
308
Core i5-2550K
308
Core i5-3350P
306
Core i5-3350P
306
Core i5-4570
306
Core i5-4690S
306
Core i5-4570
306
Core i5-4570
306
Core i5-6400
306
Core i5-4690S
306
Core i5-6400
306
Core i5-3350P
306
Core i5-6400
306
Core i5-4690S
306
Core i5-3570K
304.7
Core i5-3570K
304.7
Core i5-3550
304.7
Core i5-4460
304.7
Core i5-4460
304.7
Core i5-3550
304.7
Core i5-3570K
304.7
Core i5-4460
304.7
Core i5-3550
304.7
Core i5-3470
303.3
Core i5-3470
303.3
Core i5-3470
303.3
Core i5-4440
302
Core i5-4440
302
Core i5-4440
302
Core i5-3340
301.3
Core i5-3340
301.3
Core i5-3340
301.3
Core i5-3450
300.6
Core i5-2450P
300.6
Core i5-2450P
300.6
Core i5-4430
300.6
Core i5-3450
300.6
Core i5-4430
300.6
Core i5-2450P
300.6
Core i5-3450
300.6
Core i5-4430
300.6
Core i5-2380P
299.4
Core i5-2380P
299.4
Core i5-2380P
299.4
Core i5-3475S
299.3
Core i5-3475S
299.3
Core i5-3475S
299.3
Core i5-3335S
294.6
Core i5-3335S
294.6
Core i5-3335S
294.6
Core i5-3330
294
Core i5-3330
294
Core i5-3330
294
Core i5-3340S
292.6
Core i5-3550S
292.6
Core i5-3450S
292.6
Core i5-2500K
292.6
Core i5-2500
292.6
Core i5-4590S
292.6
Core i5-4460S
292.6
Core i5-4440S
292.6
Core i5-4430S
292.6
Core i5-4570S
292.6
Core i5-3570S
292.6
Core i5-4670S
292.6
Core i5-3570S
292.6
Core i5-3470S
292.6
Core i5-3450S
292.6
Core i5-2500K
292.6
Core i5-2500
292.6
Core i5-3470S
292.6
Core i5-3550S
292.6
Core i5-4670S
292.6
Core i5-3470S
292.6
Core i5-4430S
292.6
Core i5-4590S
292.6
Core i5-4440S
292.6
Core i5-3340S
292.6
Core i5-4570S
292.6
Core i5-4430S
292.6
Core i5-4670S
292.6
Core i5-3570S
292.6
Core i5-4460S
292.6
Core i5-3550S
292.6
Core i5-3450S
292.6
Core i5-2500K
292.6
Core i5-2500
292.6
Core i5-4590S
292.6
Core i5-4460S
292.6
Core i5-4440S
292.6
Core i5-3340S
292.6
Core i5-4570S
292.6
FX-6330
292.4
FX-6100
292.4
FX-6350
292.4
FX-6330
292.4
FX-6350
292.4
FX-6330
292.4
FX-6100
292.4
FX-6100
292.4
FX-6350
292.4
FX-6120
291.7
FX-6120
291.7
FX-6120
291.7
FX-6130
291
FX-6130
291
FX-6130
291
FX-6200
290.6
FX-6200
290.6
FX-6200
290.6
FX-4350
282.9
FX-4350
282.9
FX-4350
282.9
FX-4170
282.5
FX-4170
282.5
FX-4170
282.5
FX-4320
281.9
FX-4320
281.9
FX-4320
281.9
FX-4150
280.6
FX-4150
280.6
FX-4150
280.6
Core i5-2400
279.2
Core i5-750
279.2
Core i5-2300
279.2
Core i5-2310
279.2
Core i5-2320
279.2
FX-4300
279.2
Core i5-2500S
279.2
Core i5-3330S
279.2
FX-4300
279.2
Core i5-2310
279.2
Core i5-2300
279.2
Core i5-2500S
279.2
Core i5-2400
279.2
Core i5-3330S
279.2
Core i5-750
279.2
Core i5-3330S
279.2
Core i5-2320
279.2
Core i5-750
279.2
Core i5-2400
279.2
FX-4300
279.2
Core i5-2320
279.2
Core i5-2310
279.2
Core i5-2300
279.2
Core i5-2500S
279.2
FX-4130
277.3
FX-4130
277.3
FX-4130
277.3
FX-4200
275.2
FX-4200
275.2
FX-4200
275.2
Core i5-750S
265.8
Core i5-2400S
265.8
Core i5-2405S
265.8
Core i5-2400S
265.8
Core i5-760
265.8
Core i5-750S
265.8
Core i5-2405S
265.8
Core i5-2400S
265.8
Core i5-760
265.8
Core i5-760
265.8
Core i5-2405S
265.8
Core i5-750S
265.8
Core i5-670
265
Core i5-661
265
Core i5-680
265
Core i5-670
265
Core i5-661
265
Core i5-680
265
Core i5-670
265
Core i5-661
265
Core i5-680
265
Pro A10-7800B
264.4
Pro A10-7800B
264.4
Pro A10-7800B
264.4
A10-7800
264.2
A10-7800
264.2
A10-7800
264.2
A10-5700
264.1
A10-5700
264.1
A10-5700
264.1
A10-6800K
262.5
A10-6800K
262.5
A10-6800K
262.5
A10-6700
261.8
A10-7870K
261.8
A10-6700
261.8
A10-7870K
261.8
A10-6700
261.8
A10-7870K
261.8
A10-6790B
260.5
A10-6790B
260.5
A10-6790K
260.5
A10-6790K
260.5
A10-6790K
260.5
A10-6790B
260.5
A10-7850K
259.6
A10-7850K
259.6
A10-7850K
259.6
Pro A10-7850B
259.5
Pro A10-7850B
259.5
Pro A10-7850B
259.5
Phenom II X3 740
257.4
Phenom II X3 B75
257.4
Phenom II X3 B73
257.4
Phenom II X3 720
257.4
Phenom II X3 720
257.4
Phenom II X3 B75
257.4
Phenom II X3 B73
257.4
Phenom II X3 720
257.4
Phenom II X3 740
257.4
Phenom II X3 B73
257.4
Phenom II X3 B75
257.4
Phenom II X3 740
257.4
A10-5800K
256.5
A10-6800B
256.5
A10-7700K
256.5
A10-5800K
256.5
A10-6800B
256.5
A10-7700K
256.5
A10-6800B
256.5
A10-5800K
256.5
A10-7700K
256.5
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
252.4
A10-6700T
252.4
A10-6700T
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
252.4
A10-6700T
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
252.4
Core i5-655K
252.3
Core i5-650
252.3
Core i5-660
252.3
Core i5-660
252.3
Core i5-655K
252.3
Core i5-650
252.3
Core i5-660
252.3
Core i5-655K
252.3
Core i5-650
252.3
Phenom II X3 710
244.4
Phenom II X3 710
244.4
Phenom II X3 710
244.4
Phenom II X2 545
233.8
Phenom II X2 550
233.8
Phenom II X2 565 Black
233.8
Phenom II X2 521
233.8
Phenom II X2 511
233.8
Phenom II X2 B55
233.8
Phenom II X2 B57
233.8
Phenom II X2 565
233.8
Phenom II X2 560
233.8
Phenom II X2 555
233.8
Phenom II X2 B55
233.8
Phenom II X2 B53
233.8
Phenom II X2 545
233.8
Phenom II X2 550
233.8
Phenom II X2 565 Black
233.8
Phenom II X2 B53
233.8
Phenom II X2 550
233.8
Phenom II X2 555
233.8
Phenom II X2 B55
233.8
Phenom II X2 521
233.8
Phenom II X2 511
233.8
Phenom II X2 B57
233.8
Phenom II X2 560
233.8
Phenom II X2 555
233.8
Phenom II X2 565
233.8
Phenom II X2 B53
233.8
Phenom II X2 545
233.8
Phenom II X2 565 Black
233.8
Phenom II X2 521
233.8
Phenom II X2 511
233.8
Phenom II X2 B57
233.8
Phenom II X2 565
233.8
Phenom II X2 560
233.8
Phenom II X3 740 Black
231.6
Phenom II X3 720 Black
231.6
Phenom II X3 740 Black
231.6
Phenom II X3 705e
231.6
Phenom II X3 715
231.6
Phenom II X3 700e
231.6
Phenom II X3 B77
231.6
Phenom II X3 720 Black
231.6
Phenom II X3 700e
231.6
Phenom II X3 705e
231.6
Phenom II X3 B77
231.6
Phenom II X3 720 Black
231.6
Phenom II X3 740 Black
231.6
Phenom II X3 705e
231.6
Phenom II X3 715
231.6
Phenom II X3 700e
231.6
Phenom II X3 B77
231.6
Phenom II X3 715
231.6
Phenom II X2 550 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 550 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 555 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 560 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 555 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 555 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 560 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 550 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 560 Black
221.5
Phenom II X3 715 Black
218.6
Phenom II X3 715 Black
218.6
Phenom II X3 715 Black
218.6

The Core i5-3550S GPU ranks between the Core i5-4460S and Core i5-3450S in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core i5-4460S but still offers 0% more juice than the Core i5-3450S for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Core i5-3550S leaves the FX-6350 in the dust with a comfortable 0.1% lead in FPS. In the realm of virtual worlds, the Core i5-3550S shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen Core i5-2500S by a whopping 4.8%. Once again, the Core i5-2500S gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Ivy Bridge-based successor shows a ~4.8% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The Core i5-2500S is a testament to how far behind the mid-range Sandy Bridge-based GPUs lag compared to the new Ivy Bridge lineup. With its performance, the Core i5-3550S snags the 118th spot on the leaderboard. The Core i5-3550S offers a slight performance bump over the 4-core Core i5-2500S, clocking in at 4.8% faster for those extra frames per second. Intel's Core i5-3550S may only have a slight edge over the Core i5-2500S, but it opens up a significant lead over the stock FX-6350 in gaming marathons. In the gaming world, the Core i5-3550S GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 4-cores and 4-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.

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