Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3330S 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 i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3330S CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i5-3330S CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 129.95

Overall Rank:
2310th fastest in multithreading out of 5094 CPUs
2074th fastest in single threading out of 5094 CPUs
664th fastest in out of 1440 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $29.99 USD (2025-01-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3897

Single Thread Rating

1707

Samples: 372*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,978
Thread: 1,663

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	12,150 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,793 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,465 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	974.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	61,222 KBytes/Sec
Physics	382 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,928 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,707 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.
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 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,727
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,322
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,041
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,488
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,130
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,182
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		3,897

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.19
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.82
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		129.95
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		1,707

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2576135 - Apr 23 2025		3946
BL2556182 - Apr 15 2025		3997
BL2522906 - Mar 31 2025		4138
BL2509079 - Mar 26 2025		3975
BL2478188 - Mar 13 2025		3808

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		3,897
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,687 (-5.4%)
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,046 (-21.8%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		4,671 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		4,126 (+5.9%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,783 (-2.9%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,695 (-5.2%)
AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,610 (-7.4%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,555 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,399 (-12.8%)
AMD A10-7800 APU vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,215 (-17.5%)
AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,410 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		4,794 (+23.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,369
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,167
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,307
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,291
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,815
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,688
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,531
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,412
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,295
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		558

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