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: 130.48

Overall Rank:
2663rd fastest in multithreading out of 5819 CPUs
2385th fastest in single threading out of 5819 CPUs
717th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3913

Single Thread Rating

1706

Samples: 421*
*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	12,156 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,837 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,403 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	985.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	61,424 KBytes/Sec
Physics	377 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,948 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,706 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of March 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 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,416
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,255
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,935
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,596
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		3,913

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		192.75
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		159.01
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		130.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.56
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.54
Intel Core i5-12400F		42.90
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,599
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
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
BL3310355 - Feb 25 2026		3986
BL3286721 - Feb 14 2026		3767
BL3272564 - Feb 08 2026		3940
BL5112213 - Jan 25 2026		3246
BL3233707 - Jan 22 2026		4058

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 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		3,913
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,690 (-5.7%)
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		4,313 (+10.2%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,758 (-4.0%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,696 (-5.5%)
AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,587 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,400 (-13.1%)
AMD A10-7800 APU vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,219 (-17.7%)
AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,452 (-11.8%)
AMD A8-6600K APU vs Intel Core i5-3330S		3,001 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		4,785 (+22.3%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3330S		4,517 (+15.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,522
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,389
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,374
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,176
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,444
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz		554

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