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.
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 i5-660 @ 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: 15.78

Overall Rank:
2795th fastest in multithreading out of 4918 CPUs
2409th fastest in single threading out of 4918 CPUs
822nd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $152.17 USD (2024-12-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2402

Single Thread Rating

1427

Samples: 375*
*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	9,315 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,985 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,183 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	901.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	38,415 KBytes/Sec
Physics	201 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,074 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,427 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 31st of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st 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 i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		2,402

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 i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		15.78
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 i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		1,427

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2314009 - Jan 01 2025		2539
BL2284416 - Dec 17 2024		2591
BL2240415 - Nov 08 2024		2576
BL2191305 - Sep 10 2024		2625
BL2191293 - Sep 10 2024		2636

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 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		2,402
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		2,066 (-14.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i5-660		2,839 (+18.2%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core i5-660		2,079 (-13.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 805 vs Intel Core i5-660		1,959 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		2,967 (+23.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-660		2,647 (+10.2%)
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		2,536 (+5.6%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-660		2,500 (+4.1%)
AMD Athlon II X4 650 vs Intel Core i5-660		2,457 (+2.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		2,099 (-12.6%)
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		1,612 (-32.9%)
AMD PRO A10-9700E vs Intel Core i5-660		2,998 (+24.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz 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 i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		410

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