Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz can be found below. 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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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 59.99

Overall Rank: 2429

Last Price Change: $41.00 USD (2023-05-30)

Average CPU Mark

2459

Single Thread Rating: 1454
Samples: 180*
*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 Math	9,575 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,054 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,370 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	961.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	38,868 KBytes/Sec
Physics	204 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,049 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,454 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$95.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$41.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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$752.01

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,534
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,402
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,712
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,380
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,408
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,198
Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz		2,459

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.29
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.45
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.87
Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz		59.99
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
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 December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,648
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz		1,454

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1851048 - Jul 01 2023		2518
BL1812646 - May 07 2023		2646
BL1727115 - Jan 22 2023		2416
BL1697124 - Dec 17 2022		2496
BL1674821 - Nov 19 2022		2447

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 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz		2,459
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core i5-661		2,134 (-13.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core i5-661		2,211 (-10.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9505 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core i5-661		2,084 (-15.3%)
Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-661		2,618 (+6.5%)
AMD A8-3820 APU vs Intel Core i5-661		2,170 (-11.8%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core i5-661		2,109 (-14.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-661		1,962 (-20.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i5-661		3,294 (+33.9%)
AMD A10-6790K APU vs Intel Core i5-661		3,069 (+24.8%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-661		2,979 (+21.1%)
AMD A8-5500B APU vs Intel Core i5-661		2,643 (+7.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-661		2,605 (+5.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,226
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,075
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,568
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,423
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,230
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,896
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,809
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,684
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,517
Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz		773

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

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