Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3330S 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 i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 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) i5-3330S CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i5-3330S CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 130.50

Overall Rank:
2638th fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
2361st fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
714th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $29.99 USD (2025-01-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3914

Single Thread Rating

1706

Samples: 419*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,978
Thread: 1,663

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	12,159 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,835 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,406 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	985.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	61,447 KBytes/Sec
Physics	376 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,950 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,706 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.
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 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,292
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,701
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,583
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,083
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		3,914

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		130.50
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		1,706

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3272564 - Feb 08 2026		3940
BL5112213 - Jan 25 2026		3246
BL3233707 - Jan 22 2026		4058
BL3208806 - Jan 13 2026		3876
BL3208804 - Jan 13 2026		3876

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		3,914
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,688 (-5.8%)
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,124 (-20.2%)
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		4,310 (+10.1%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,756 (-4.0%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,695 (-5.6%)
AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,581 (-8.5%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,400 (-13.1%)
AMD A10-7800 APU vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,217 (-17.8%)
AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,452 (-11.8%)
AMD A8-6600K APU vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,008 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		4,786 (+22.3%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		4,513 (+15.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,429
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,382
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		553

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