Need Opinion For Core i3 550

[Alejo1879]

Hello people, i need some opinions about the intel core i3 550.
Is this CPU faster than core i3 530, i think so, but in cpubenchmark.com, in the High End CPUs - Updated 1st of February 2011 the core i3 530 is in the top and the i3 550 is below.

Intel Core i7 995X @ 3.60GHz 10,795
Intel Core i3 530 @ 2.93GHz 3,546 $124.95*
AMD Phenom II X4 B40 3,534 NA
Intel Core i5 655K @ 3.20GHz 3,525 $192.95*
Intel Core i7 820QM @ 1.73GHz 3,520 $546.00**
Intel Core2 Extreme @ 2.26GHz 3,518 NA
Intel Core2 Quad Q9100 @ 2.26GHz 3,428 $385.89**
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz 3,415 NA
Intel Core i5 661 @ 3.33GHz 3,295 $209.99*
Intel Core i3 560 @ 3.33GHz 3,283 $149.99*
AMD Phenom II X4 910 3,281 $204.19**
AMD Phenom II X4 B93 3,275 NA
Intel Core i5 650 @ 3.20GHz 3,120 $182.99*
Intel Core i5 660 @ 3.33GHz 3,101 $207.99*
Intel Core i3 550 @ 3.20GHz 3,026 $124.99*


IS IN FACT THE CORE I3 530 BETTER THAN I3 540, 550 AND EVEN I3 560?
PLEASE HELP.

 

[MattNo5ss]

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The only difference in the CPUs are the CPU Multipliers. With all the i3 5xx CPUs at stock clocks, the ones with the higher clocks are better. However, when OCing they will all top out at around the same speed for 24/7 clocks.