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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?

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


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: 16.14

Overall Rank:
3076th fastest in multithreading out of 5274 CPUs
2646th fastest in single threading out of 5274 CPUs
869th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $149.95 USD (2025-07-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2421
Single Thread Rating
1432

Samples: 386*
*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 Math9,331 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,994 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,169 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption907.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression38,634 KBytes/Sec
Physics201 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,100 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,432 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$149.95 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,615
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,008
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,428
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,860
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,495
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,154
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,701
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,149
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz
 2,421
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 229.62
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.87
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 152.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 137.51
Intel Core i9-13900K
 135.06
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 45.50
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz
 16.14
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 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,609
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
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 i5-660 @ 3.33GHz
 1,432
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2684896 - Jun 09 2025
2500
BL2616880 - May 11 2025
2583
BL2580609 - Apr 25 2025
2554
BL2483112 - Mar 15 2025
2616
BL2483033 - Mar 15 2025
2578
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 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz
 2,421
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core i5-660
 2,072 (-14.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i5-660
 2,839 (+17.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core i5-660
 2,354 (-2.8%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core i5-660
 2,098 (-13.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 805 vs Intel Core i5-660
 2,001 (-17.3%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-660
 2,977 (+23.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-660
 2,653 (+9.6%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-660
 2,470 (+2.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 650 vs Intel Core i5-660
 2,457 (+1.5%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-660
 2,346 (-3.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core i5-660
 2,098 (-13.3%)
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-660
 1,627 (-32.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,283
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,564
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,474
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,798
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,790
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,618
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,528
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,474
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz
 410