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Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-661 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 i5-661 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 87 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: 4 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 661 @ 3.33GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 661 @ 3.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 30.94

Overall Rank:
2795th fastest in multithreading out of 4970 CPUs
2412th fastest in single threading out of 4970 CPUs
816th fastest in out of 1406 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $80.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2475
Single Thread Rating
1447

Samples: 194*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,152
Thread: 1,381

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz

Integer Math9,492 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,005 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,256 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption956.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression38,805 KBytes/Sec
Physics201 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,112 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,447 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 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 6th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,835
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,391
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,069
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,577
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,111
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,878
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,216
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,726
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,618
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,152
Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz
2,475
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
200.77
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
190.91
Intel Core i9-12900K
155.19
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
145.24
Intel Core i9-13900K
117.67
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
47.31
Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz
30.94
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 6th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,684
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz
1,447
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2386059 - Feb 02 2025
2629
BL2275844 - Dec 13 2024
2510
BL2226046 - Oct 22 2024
2506
BL2133241 - Jun 28 2024
2573
BL2096987 - May 09 2024
2444
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz
As of 6th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz
2,475
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-661
2,650 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-661
2,257 (-8.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910e vs Intel Core i5-661
2,131 (-13.9%)
AMD A8-6600K APU vs Intel Core i5-661
3,000 (+21.2%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i5-661
2,955 (+19.4%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-661
2,858 (+15.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs Intel Core i5-661
2,610 (+5.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i5-661
2,552 (+3.1%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core i5-661
2,251 (-9.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-661
1,894 (-23.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 850 vs Intel Core i5-661
2,455 (-0.8%)
AMD A8-3850 APU vs Intel Core i5-661
2,389 (-3.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,867
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,650
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,604
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,307
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,846
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,516
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,461
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,116
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,040
Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz
412