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: 25.93

Overall Rank:
2169th fastest in multithreading out of 4918 CPUs
1939th fastest in single threading out of 4918 CPUs
625th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $149.95 USD (2024-12-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3889

Single Thread Rating

1709

Samples: 360*
*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	12,161 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,776 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,476 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	970.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	61,188 KBytes/Sec
Physics	381 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,919 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,709 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of January 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of December 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 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,913
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,430
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,090
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,585
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,102
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,886
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,236
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,738
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,586
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		3,889

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		195.20
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		177.47
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.18
Intel Core i9-12900K		143.36
Intel Core i9-13900K		94.04
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.56
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.42
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		25.93
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 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,026
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,926
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		1,709

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2286977 - Dec 19 2024		4029
BL2252867 - Nov 22 2024		3545
BL2252766 - Nov 22 2024		4093
BL5076386 - Oct 21 2024		3864
BL2222268 - Oct 17 2024		3912

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 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		3,889
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		4,503 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		4,102 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,866 (-0.6%)
Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		4,203 (+8.1%)
AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i5-3330S		4,116 (+5.9%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,542 (-8.9%)
Intel Core i3-4330 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,510 (-9.7%)
Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,460 (-11.0%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,318 (-14.7%)
AMD A8-9600 vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,310 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i5-4570T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,221 (-17.2%)
AMD A10-7700K APU vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,197 (-17.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,219
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,879
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,804
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,614
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,318
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,866
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,544
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,519
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,262
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,257
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,160
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,920
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		557

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