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.
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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: 16.24

Overall Rank:
3200th fastest in multithreading out of 5441 CPUs
2749th fastest in single threading out of 5441 CPUs
889th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $149.95 USD (2025-09-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2434

Single Thread Rating

1437

Samples: 394*
*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	9,357 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,997 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,163 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	912.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	38,732 KBytes/Sec
Physics	201 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,116 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,437 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of November 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of November 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 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,561
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,422
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,961
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,848
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,513
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,117
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		2,434

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		263.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.61
Intel Core i5-12400F		145.35
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		138.15
Intel Core i9-14900K		127.59
Intel Core i9-13900K		103.40
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.80
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		16.24
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 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		1,437

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3013172 - Oct 29 2025		2595
BL2855820 - Aug 23 2025		2421
BL2823082 - Aug 08 2025		2552
BL2821620 - Aug 08 2025		2626
BL2818718 - Aug 06 2025		2594

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 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		2,434
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		2,078 (-14.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i5-660		2,839 (+16.6%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core i5-660		2,098 (-13.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 805 vs Intel Core i5-660		2,001 (-17.8%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core i5-660		1,865 (-23.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-660		2,657 (+9.1%)
AMD Athlon II X4 650 vs Intel Core i5-660		2,457 (+0.9%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-660		2,433 (-0.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		2,091 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		1,631 (-33.0%)
Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		2,082 (-14.5%)
Intel Core i3-2105 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		1,837 (-24.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,424
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,504
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,496
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,613
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,501
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,482
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,427
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		411

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