Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-660 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 73 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 660 @ 3.33GHz, Intel Core i5 CPU 660 @ 3.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 15.99

Overall Rank:
2781st fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
2401st fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
821st fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $149.95 USD (2024-10-16)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2397

Single Thread Rating

1425

Samples: 373*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,163
Thread: 1,396

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz

Integer Math	9,305 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,982 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,183 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	899.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	38,354 KBytes/Sec
Physics	202 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,068 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,425 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,112
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,258
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		2,397

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		223.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		155.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.86
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		15.99
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		1,425

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2240415 - Nov 08 2024		2576
BL2191305 - Sep 10 2024		2625
BL2191293 - Sep 10 2024		2636
BL2180192 - Aug 27 2024		2465
BL2118769 - Jun 07 2024		2658

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		2,397
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		2,067 (-13.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i5-660		2,839 (+18.4%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core i5-660		2,070 (-13.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 805 vs Intel Core i5-660		1,959 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		2,964 (+23.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-660		2,641 (+10.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-660		2,500 (+4.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 650 vs Intel Core i5-660		2,457 (+2.5%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		2,095 (-12.6%)
AMD PRO A10-9700E vs Intel Core i5-660		2,985 (+24.5%)
Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		2,090 (-12.8%)
Intel Core i3-2105 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		1,846 (-23.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,223
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,711
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		410

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