Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-560 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.

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Is the Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 3.3 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) i3 CPU 560 @ 3.33GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 560 @ 3.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 18.09

Overall Rank:
3592nd fastest in multithreading out of 5265 CPUs
2784th fastest in single threading out of 5265 CPUs
1046th fastest in out of 1452 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $89.95 USD (2025-03-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1627

Single Thread Rating

1352

Samples: 78*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,790
Thread: 1,347

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz

Integer Math	7,390 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,863 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,847 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	333.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	35,927 KBytes/Sec
Physics	198 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	891 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,352 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,632
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,012
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,438
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,145
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,488
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,159
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,703
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,148
Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz		1,627

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		228.16
Intel Core i5-12400F		176.89
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.95
Intel Core i9-13900K		136.67
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.62
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.20
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.35
Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz		18.09
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 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz		1,352

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2291333 - Dec 21 2024		1213
BL2083204 - Apr 21 2024		1179
BL2015552 - Feb 04 2024		1874
BL1988693 - Jan 05 2024		2269
BL1988010 - Jan 05 2024		1904

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz		1,627
Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-560		1,969 (+21.0%)
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 vs Intel Core i3-560		1,671 (+2.7%)
AMD Athlon II X3 415e vs Intel Core i3-560		1,441 (-11.4%)
AMD Phenom II X3 740 vs Intel Core i3-560		1,424 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i5-655K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-560		2,017 (+24.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-560		1,910 (+17.4%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-560		1,836 (+12.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core i3-560		1,776 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-560		1,856 (+14.1%)
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-560		1,627 (0.0%)
AMD Phenom 9450e Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-560		1,455 (-10.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910e vs Intel Core i3-560		2,116 (+30.1%)

Is the Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,147
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,285
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,574
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,485
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,801
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,645
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,533
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,436
Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz		396

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