Intel® Core™ i3-550

The Intel Core i3-550 is a desktop processor with 2 cores and 4 threads (32 nm process). It launched in May 2010. A 4-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.3 MB per core). The chip drops into the FCLGA1156 socket and exposes PCIe 2.0 (16 lanes). Rated TDP is 73 W.

The Intel Core i3-550 scores 1,335 in single-core performance and 1,629 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 1,475 for overall performance, 2,928 for productivity performance, 3,299 for creator performance, 1,517 for engineering performance and 4,412 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 815 per core, 407 per thread and 22 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 173. Its performance index is 18, so its overall performance is 82% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core i3-550 scores 8,435 in integer math, 3,651 in floating-point math, 35,349 in compression, 304 in cryptography, 186 in physics simulation, 992 in vector SIMD, 10 in the prime sieve and 4,688 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 86% below in integer math, 92% below in floating-point math, 84% below in compression, 97% below in cryptography, 83% below in physics simulation, 94% below in vector SIMD, 85% below in the prime sieve and 79% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core i3-550 has 2 physical cores and runs 4 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.20 GHz.

The Intel Core i3-550 is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i3 family and is manufactured on a 32 nm process. It launched in May 2010.

The Intel Core i3-550 has 128 KB of L1 cache, 512 KB of L2 cache and 4 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 4.6 MB of cache, or 2.31 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Core i3-550 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 128 KB, L2 at 512 KB and L3 at 4 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 86% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i3-550 includes integrated graphics (HD Graphics) and clocks the graphics up to 0.73 GHz.

The Intel Core i3-550 uses the FCLGA1156 socket, supports PCI Express 2.0 and provides up to 16 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i3-550 has a rated TDP of 73 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core i3-550 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $138.

Feex has recorded 50% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i3-550. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: Codename, ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Max Memory, Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth, Memory Types, DDR5 Support, DDR4 Support, LPDDR Support, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Graphics Base Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1156 socket as the Intel Core i3-550 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core i3-560, Intel Core i3-540, Intel Core i3-530, Intel Pentium G6960 and Intel Core i5 750S.