Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3330 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 i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 77 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) i5-3330 CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i5-3330 CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 20.60

Overall Rank:
2510th fastest in multithreading out of 5459 CPUs
2282nd fastest in single threading out of 5459 CPUs
680th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $199.00 USD (2025-09-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4099

Single Thread Rating

1714

Samples: 2954*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,203
Thread: 1,714

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	12,981 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,552 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,940 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,033 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	64,233 KBytes/Sec
Physics	354 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,103 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,714 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of November 2025.
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 18th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,564
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,394
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,959
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,847
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,522
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,113
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,686
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz		4,099

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.09
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		169.50
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		157.71
Intel Core i9-14900K		127.59
Intel Core i5-12400F		126.25
Intel Core i9-13900K		102.16
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.75
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz		20.60
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 November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz		1,714

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3046584 - Nov 12 2025		3779
BL3044926 - Nov 11 2025		4327
BL3044763 - Nov 11 2025		4491
BL3044740 - Nov 11 2025		4336
BL3044428 - Nov 11 2025		4332

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz
As of 18th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz		4,099
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		4,932 (+20.3%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		4,664 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		4,380 (+6.8%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3330		4,223 (+3.0%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i5-3330		3,212 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		5,016 (+22.4%)
Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		3,490 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i3-4330 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		3,489 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i5-4570T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		3,221 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		4,442 (+8.4%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-3330		3,551 (-13.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i5-3330		3,368 (-17.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,420
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,133
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,253
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,507
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,494
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,629
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,497
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,473
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,402
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz		537

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