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

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 4080 Ti - Need For Speed Benchmarks

Core i5-5675C
319.5
Core i5-5675C
319.5
Core i5-5675C
319.5
Core i5-6600K
316.9
Core i5-4690K
316.9
Core i5-6600K
316.9
Core i5-4690K
316.9
Core i5-6600K
316.9
Core i5-4690K
316.9
FX-6300
315.9
FX-6300
315.9
FX-6300
315.9
Core i5-4690
315.5
Core i5-4690
315.5
Core i5-4690
315.5
Core i5-6600
314.2
Core i5-4670K
314.2
Core i5-6600
314.2
Core i5-4670K
314.2
Core i5-6600
314.2
Core i5-4670K
314.2
Core i5-4590
312.8
Core i5-4590
312.8
Core i5-4590
312.8
Core i5-3570
312.2
Core i5-3570
312.2
Core i5-3570
312.2
Core i5-4670
311.5
Core i5-4670
311.5
Core i5-4670
311.5
Core i5-6500
310.1
Core i5-6500
310.1
Core i5-6500
310.1
Core i5-2550K
309.5
Core i5-2550K
309.5
Core i5-2550K
309.5
Core i5-3350P
307.5
Core i5-3350P
307.5
Core i5-4570
307.5
Core i5-4690S
307.5
Core i5-4570
307.5
Core i5-4570
307.5
Core i5-6400
307.5
Core i5-4690S
307.5
Core i5-6400
307.5
Core i5-3350P
307.5
Core i5-6400
307.5
Core i5-4690S
307.5
Core i5-3570K
306.2
Core i5-3570K
306.2
Core i5-3550
306.2
Core i5-4460
306.2
Core i5-4460
306.2
Core i5-3550
306.2
Core i5-3570K
306.2
Core i5-4460
306.2
Core i5-3550
306.2
Core i5-3470
304.8
Core i5-3470
304.8
Core i5-3470
304.8
Core i5-4440
303.4
Core i5-4440
303.4
Core i5-4440
303.4
Core i5-3340
302.7
Core i5-3340
302.7
Core i5-3340
302.7
Core i5-3450
302.1
Core i5-2450P
302.1
Core i5-2450P
302.1
Core i5-4430
302.1
Core i5-3450
302.1
Core i5-4430
302.1
Core i5-2450P
302.1
Core i5-3450
302.1
Core i5-4430
302.1
Core i5-2380P
300.8
Core i5-2380P
300.8
Core i5-2380P
300.8
Core i5-3475S
300.7
Core i5-3475S
300.7
Core i5-3475S
300.7
Core i5-3335S
296
Core i5-3335S
296
Core i5-3335S
296
Core i5-3330
295.4
Core i5-3330
295.4
Core i5-3330
295.4
Core i5-3340S
294
Core i5-3550S
294
Core i5-3450S
294
Core i5-2500K
294
Core i5-2500
294
Core i5-4590S
294
Core i5-4460S
294
Core i5-4440S
294
Core i5-4430S
294
Core i5-4570S
294
Core i5-3570S
294
Core i5-4670S
294
Core i5-3570S
294
Core i5-3470S
294
Core i5-3450S
294
Core i5-2500K
294
Core i5-2500
294
Core i5-3470S
294
Core i5-3550S
294
Core i5-4670S
294
Core i5-3470S
294
Core i5-4430S
294
Core i5-4590S
294
Core i5-4440S
294
Core i5-3340S
294
Core i5-4570S
294
Core i5-4430S
294
Core i5-4670S
294
Core i5-3570S
294
Core i5-4460S
294
Core i5-3550S
294
Core i5-3450S
294
Core i5-2500K
294
Core i5-2500
294
Core i5-4590S
294
Core i5-4460S
294
Core i5-4440S
294
Core i5-3340S
294
Core i5-4570S
294
FX-6330
293.8
FX-6100
293.8
FX-6350
293.8
FX-6330
293.8
FX-6350
293.8
FX-6330
293.8
FX-6100
293.8
FX-6100
293.8
FX-6350
293.8
FX-6120
293.2
FX-6120
293.2
FX-6120
293.2
FX-6130
292.4
FX-6130
292.4
FX-6130
292.4
FX-6200
292.1
FX-6200
292.1
FX-6200
292.1
FX-4350
284.3
FX-4350
284.3
FX-4350
284.3
FX-4170
283.9
FX-4170
283.9
FX-4170
283.9
FX-4320
283.3
FX-4320
283.3
FX-4320
283.3
FX-4150
281.9
FX-4150
281.9
FX-4150
281.9
Core i5-2400
280.6
Core i5-750
280.6
Core i5-2300
280.6
Core i5-2310
280.6
Core i5-2320
280.6
FX-4300
280.6
Core i5-2500S
280.6
Core i5-3330S
280.6
FX-4300
280.6
Core i5-2310
280.6
Core i5-2300
280.6
Core i5-2500S
280.6
Core i5-2400
280.6
Core i5-3330S
280.6
Core i5-750
280.6
Core i5-3330S
280.6
Core i5-2320
280.6
Core i5-750
280.6
Core i5-2400
280.6
FX-4300
280.6
Core i5-2320
280.6
Core i5-2310
280.6
Core i5-2300
280.6
Core i5-2500S
280.6
FX-4130
278.6
FX-4130
278.6
FX-4130
278.6
FX-4200
276.5
FX-4200
276.5
FX-4200
276.5
Core i5-750S
267.1
Core i5-2400S
267.1
Core i5-2405S
267.1
Core i5-2400S
267.1
Core i5-760
267.1
Core i5-750S
267.1
Core i5-2405S
267.1
Core i5-2400S
267.1
Core i5-760
267.1
Core i5-760
267.1
Core i5-2405S
267.1
Core i5-750S
267.1
Core i5-670
266.3
Core i5-661
266.3
Core i5-680
266.3
Core i5-670
266.3
Core i5-661
266.3
Core i5-680
266.3
Core i5-670
266.3
Core i5-661
266.3
Core i5-680
266.3
Pro A10-7800B
265.7
Pro A10-7800B
265.7
Pro A10-7800B
265.7
A10-7800
265.5
A10-7800
265.5
A10-7800
265.5
A10-5700
265.4
A10-5700
265.4
A10-5700
265.4
A10-6800K
263.8
A10-6800K
263.8
A10-6800K
263.8
A10-6700
263.1
A10-7870K
263.1
A10-6700
263.1
A10-7870K
263.1
A10-6700
263.1
A10-7870K
263.1
A10-6790B
261.8
A10-6790B
261.8
A10-6790K
261.8
A10-6790K
261.8
A10-6790K
261.8
A10-6790B
261.8
A10-7850K
260.8
A10-7850K
260.8
A10-7850K
260.8
Pro A10-7850B
260.7
Pro A10-7850B
260.7
Pro A10-7850B
260.7
Phenom II X3 740
258.7
Phenom II X3 B75
258.7
Phenom II X3 B73
258.7
Phenom II X3 720
258.7
Phenom II X3 720
258.7
Phenom II X3 B75
258.7
Phenom II X3 B73
258.7
Phenom II X3 720
258.7
Phenom II X3 740
258.7
Phenom II X3 B73
258.7
Phenom II X3 B75
258.7
Phenom II X3 740
258.7
A10-5800K
257.7
A10-6800B
257.7
A10-7700K
257.7
A10-5800K
257.7
A10-6800B
257.7
A10-7700K
257.7
A10-6800B
257.7
A10-5800K
257.7
A10-7700K
257.7
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
253.7
A10-6700T
253.7
A10-6700T
253.7
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
253.7
A10-6700T
253.7
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
253.7
Core i5-655K
253.5
Core i5-650
253.5
Core i5-660
253.5
Core i5-660
253.5
Core i5-655K
253.5
Core i5-650
253.5
Core i5-660
253.5
Core i5-655K
253.5
Core i5-650
253.5
Phenom II X3 710
245.7
Phenom II X3 710
245.7
Phenom II X3 710
245.7
Phenom II X2 545
235
Phenom II X2 550
235
Phenom II X2 565 Black
235
Phenom II X2 521
235
Phenom II X2 511
235
Phenom II X2 B55
235
Phenom II X2 B57
235
Phenom II X2 565
235
Phenom II X2 560
235
Phenom II X2 555
235
Phenom II X2 B55
235
Phenom II X2 B53
235
Phenom II X2 545
235
Phenom II X2 550
235
Phenom II X2 565 Black
235
Phenom II X2 B53
235
Phenom II X2 550
235
Phenom II X2 555
235
Phenom II X2 B55
235
Phenom II X2 521
235
Phenom II X2 511
235
Phenom II X2 B57
235
Phenom II X2 560
235
Phenom II X2 555
235
Phenom II X2 565
235
Phenom II X2 B53
235
Phenom II X2 545
235
Phenom II X2 565 Black
235
Phenom II X2 521
235
Phenom II X2 511
235
Phenom II X2 B57
235
Phenom II X2 565
235
Phenom II X2 560
235
Phenom II X3 740 Black
232.6
Phenom II X3 720 Black
232.6
Phenom II X3 740 Black
232.6
Phenom II X3 705e
232.6
Phenom II X3 715
232.6
Phenom II X3 700e
232.6
Phenom II X3 B77
232.6
Phenom II X3 720 Black
232.6
Phenom II X3 700e
232.6
Phenom II X3 705e
232.6
Phenom II X3 B77
232.6
Phenom II X3 720 Black
232.6
Phenom II X3 740 Black
232.6
Phenom II X3 705e
232.6
Phenom II X3 715
232.6
Phenom II X3 700e
232.6
Phenom II X3 B77
232.6
Phenom II X3 715
232.6
Phenom II X2 550 Black
222.5
Phenom II X2 550 Black
222.5
Phenom II X2 555 Black
222.5
Phenom II X2 560 Black
222.5
Phenom II X2 555 Black
222.5
Phenom II X2 555 Black
222.5
Phenom II X2 560 Black
222.5
Phenom II X2 550 Black
222.5
Phenom II X2 560 Black
222.5
Phenom II X3 715 Black
219.6
Phenom II X3 715 Black
219.6
Phenom II X3 715 Black
219.6

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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