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Intel logo Core i5-3550
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General information Core i5-3550 Core i3-3240
Launched Q1 2012 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.3 GHz 2.9 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 77 W 0 % 55 W 28.6 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i5-3550 Core i3-3240
Overall Score 41991 0 % 34981 16.7 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 28 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3109 0 % 1497 51.8 %
Single Thread Score 1991 0 % 1771.7 11 %
Encrypting Data 1210.2 MB/s 64.7 % 3426.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 73.5 MB/s 0 % 45.9 MB/s 37.6 %
String objects sorting 9384.1 thousand/s 0 % 6441.1 thousand/s 31.4 %
Prime numbers generation 28.9 millions/s 0 % 13.1 millions/s 54.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 15415.9 millions/s 0 % 10329.9 millions/s 33 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 11251 millions/s 0 % 5288.6 millions/s 53 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-3550, Core i3-3240.

Average frames per second Core i5-3550 Core i3-3240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 79.4 FPS 58.6 FPS
High settings 127.1 FPS 93.8 FPS
Medium settings 158.9 FPS 117.2 FPS
Low settings 198.6 FPS 146.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-3550 Core i3-3240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 124.6 FPS 112.2 FPS
High settings 199.3 FPS 179.6 FPS
Medium settings 249.2 FPS 224.5 FPS
Low settings 311.4 FPS 280.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.9 %
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