Processors

Core i3-550

About Intel Core i3-550

Intel Core i3-550 is processor manufactured by Intel and launched in Q2 2010 . It's using LGA1156 socket. It has 2 cores and 4 threads with clock of 3.2 GHz . This processor is used in Desktop devices and can consume up to 73 watts of power .

Component specifications

Desktop
Used in

Intel
Factory

LGA1156
Socket

Q2 2010
Launched

Intel Core i3
Series Name

Clarkdale
Core Family Name

3.2 GHz
Clock

2
Cores

4
Threads

73 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)

32 nm
Lithography

2 × 32 kB
L1 Instruction Cache

2 × 32 kB
L1 Data Cache

2 × 256 kB
L2 Cache

1 × 4 MB
L3 Cache

No
ECC Supported

Yes
Multithreading Supported

Intel HD Graphics
Integrated GPU

Overall Score 32019

Benchmark Score 1051

Single Thread Score 1327.6

Future Proof 18%

Predicted component performance

2236 MB/s
Encrypting Data

34.3 MB/s
Compressing Data

4830.3 thousand/s
String objects sorting

10 millions/s
Prime numbers generation

8555.5 millions/s
Mathemathic operations (integer)

3684.3 millions/s
Mathemathic operations (float)

Offers for Intel Core i3-550

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Product name	Merchant	Available	Price	Merchant Available Price
INTEL CORP. BX80616I3550 CORE I3-550 CPU 1 new from 169.00 $. Last updated 3 hours ago.		Yes	169.95 $	Yes 169.95 $

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INTEL CORP. BX80616I3550 CORE I3-550 CPU

1 new from 169.00 $. Last updated 3 hours ago.

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169.95 $

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169.95 $

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Compatible graphic cards

Graphic cards that best works with Core i3-550 on 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution in general tasks.

	Radeon RX 550	Desktop Used in	Q2 2017 Launched		1100 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1100 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	50 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 560	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	810 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		810 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 465	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	607 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		607 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	200 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 8950	Desktop Used in	Q3 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	850 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		850 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	225 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GT 1030	Desktop Used in	Q2 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x4 Motherboard Bus	1227 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1227 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	30 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 650 Ti	Desktop Used in	Q4 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	928 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		928 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	110 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 6950	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	800 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		800 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	200 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 550X	Desktop Used in	Q2 2019 Launched		1100 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1100 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	50 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 460	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	675 MHz Core Clock	768 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		675 MHz Core Clock	768 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 5970	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	850 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		850 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	294 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX Vega 11	Desktop Used in	Q2 2023 Launched	Integrated Motherboard Bus	1250 MHz Core Clock		Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1250 MHz Core Clock
	GeForce GTX 745	Desktop Used in	Q1 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1033 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1033 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	55 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 7770	Desktop Used in	Q2 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1020 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1020 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	80 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 5870	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	875 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		875 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	228 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 6870	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	900 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		900 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	151 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 645	Desktop Used in	Q2 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	824 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		824 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	64 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 560 SE	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	736 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		736 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R7 450	Desktop Used in	Q4 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1050 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1050 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 640	Desktop Used in	Q1 2020 Launched		1082 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1082 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	50 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 6850	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	775 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		775 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	127 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 5850	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	765 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		765 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	151 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GT 645	Desktop Used in	Q4 2012 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	GeForce GTX 460 SE	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	650 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		650 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 350	Desktop Used in	Q4 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	925 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		925 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	60 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Vega 8	Desktop Used in	Q1 2023 Launched	Integrated Motherboard Bus	1100 MHz Core Clock		Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1100 MHz Core Clock
	GeForce GTX 650	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1058 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1058 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	64 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 540	Desktop Used in	Q4 2017 Launched		1219 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1219 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory
	GeForce GTX 460 v2	Desktop Used in	Q4 2011 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	778 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		778 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	160 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Vega 11	Desktop Used in	Q3 2019 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Radeon R9 M360	Desktop Used in	Q2 2016 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Radeon RX Vega 11 Processor	Desktop Used in	Q1 2021 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Radeon HD 5830	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	800 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		800 MHz Core Clock	1024 MB Memory	175 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 7750	Desktop Used in	Q2 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	900 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		900 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	55 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro 6000	Workstation Used in	Q4 2010 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	574 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		574 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	204 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro K4000	Workstation Used in	Q4 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	810 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		810 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	80 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	FirePro V9800	Workstation Used in	Q1 2016 Launched			4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation			4096 MB Memory	225 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro K4100M	Workstation Used in	Q4 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	706 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		706 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	FirePro 3D V8800	Workstation Used in	Q3 2010 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	825 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		825 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	208 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro WX 3100	Workstation Used in	Q3 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1219 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1219 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	50 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro K620	Workstation Used in	Q3 2014 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1000 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1000 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro K3100M	Workstation Used in	Q4 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	680 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		680 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	FirePro V7900	Workstation Used in	Q3 2011 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	725 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		725 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro	Workstation Used in	Q3 2021 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Quadro 5000M	Workstation Used in	Q4 2010 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	405 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		405 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	FirePro M5100	Workstation Used in	Q1 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	775 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		775 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory
	FirePro M6100	Workstation Used in	Q3 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1075 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1075 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory
	Quadro 5000	Workstation Used in	Q3 2010 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	513 MHz Core Clock	2560 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		513 MHz Core Clock	2560 MB Memory	152 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro K4000M	Workstation Used in	Q4 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	600 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		600 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	FirePro 3D V7800	Workstation Used in	Q3 2010 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	700 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		700 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	138 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro 5010M	Workstation Used in	Q4 2011 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	450 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		450 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP

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Average frames per second

Intel Core i3-550 can run games with frames per second ranging from 49.7 FPS up to 124.2 FPS depending on game settings with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

On ultra settings this processor can achieve on average around 49.7 FPS
On high settings this processor can achieve on average around 79.5 FPS
On medium settings this processor can achieve on average around 99.4 FPS
On low settings this processor can achieve on average around 124.2 FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Frames per second calculator

Game Grand Theft Auto V

Screen Resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p))

Processor Intel Core i3-550

Number of frames per second for Intel Core i3-550 processor in Grand Theft Auto V game with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution. When there isn't bottleneck in configuration, Intel Core i3-550 can achieve from 85.3 FPS up to 320.0 FPS frames per second while running Grand Theft Auto V game.

On ultra settings Intel Core i3-550 can achieve from 85.3 FPS up to 128.0 FPS , with average around 106.7 FPS .
On high settings Intel Core i3-550 can achieve from 136.5 FPS up to 204.8 FPS , with average around 170.7 FPS .
On medium settings Intel Core i3-550 can achieve from 170.7 FPS up to 256.0 FPS , with average around 213.4 FPS .
On low settings Intel Core i3-550 can achieve from 213.4 FPS up to 320.0 FPS , with average around 266.7 FPS .

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Core i3-550

About Intel Core i3-550

Component specifications

Predicted component performance

Offers for Intel Core i3-550

Compatible graphic cards

Radeon RX 550

GeForce GTX 560

GeForce GTX 465

Radeon HD 8950

GeForce GT 1030

GeForce GTX 650 Ti

Radeon HD 6950

Radeon RX 550X

GeForce GTX 460

Radeon HD 5970

Radeon RX Vega 11

GeForce GTX 745

Radeon HD 7770

Radeon HD 5870

Radeon HD 6870

GeForce GTX 645

GeForce GTX 560 SE

Radeon R7 450

Radeon RX 640

Radeon HD 6850

Radeon HD 5850

GeForce GT 645

GeForce GTX 460 SE

Radeon R9 350

Radeon Vega 8

GeForce GTX 650

Radeon RX 540

GeForce GTX 460 v2

Radeon Vega 11

Radeon R9 M360

Radeon RX Vega 11 Processor

Radeon HD 5830

Radeon HD 7750

Quadro 6000

Quadro K4000

FirePro V9800

Quadro K4100M

FirePro 3D V8800

Radeon Pro WX 3100

Quadro K620

Quadro K3100M

FirePro V7900

Radeon Pro

Quadro 5000M

FirePro M5100

FirePro M6100

Quadro 5000

Quadro K4000M

FirePro 3D V7800

Quadro 5010M

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