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.

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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:
2262nd fastest in multithreading out of 5108 CPUs
2072nd fastest in single threading out of 5108 CPUs
649th fastest in out of all Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $199.00 USD (2025-04-19)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4100

Single Thread Rating

1716

Samples: 2829*
*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	13,014 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,572 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,981 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,030 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	64,272 KBytes/Sec
Physics	355 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,100 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,716 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$199.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,702
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,319
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,035
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,136
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,864
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,476
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,177
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,710
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,659
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz		4,100

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		143.18
Intel Core i9-12900K		133.29
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
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA
Intel Core i5-12400F		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,141
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,480
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz		1,716

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2608708 - May 07 2025		4409
BL2608320 - May 07 2025		4223
BL2603034 - May 05 2025		3044
BL2602703 - May 05 2025		2803
BL2587203 - Apr 28 2025		4296

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 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz		4,100
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i5-3330		3,214 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		5,022 (+22.5%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		4,395 (+7.2%)
Intel Core i3-4330 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		3,464 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i5-4570T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		3,233 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		4,401 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		4,129 (+0.7%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs Intel Core i5-3330		3,201 (-21.9%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3330		5,113 (+24.7%)
Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		4,627 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330		4,361 (+6.4%)
AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-3330		3,755 (-8.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,475
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,158
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,326
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,589
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,515
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,288
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,811
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,671
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,533
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,412
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,409
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz		538

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

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