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?

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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:
2999th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
2584th fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
867th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $149.95 USD (2025-06-04)

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 Math	9,331 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,994 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,169 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	907.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	38,634 KBytes/Sec
Physics	201 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,100 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,432 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 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 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,652
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,295
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,015
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,143
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,487
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,164
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,704
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		2,421

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.08
Intel Core i5-12400F		196.84
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		162.57
Intel Core i9-13900K		152.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.36
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.23
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 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
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 22nd of June 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		2,350 (-2.9%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core i5-660		2,090 (-13.7%)
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		2,981 (+23.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-660		2,661 (+9.9%)
AMD Athlon II X4 650 vs Intel Core i5-660		2,457 (+1.5%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-660		2,443 (+0.9%)
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		1,625 (-32.9%)
Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-660		2,090 (-13.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,452
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,803
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,639
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,526
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,517
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz		410

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