Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-680 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 i5-680 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 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 680 @ 3.60GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 680 @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 8.45

Overall Rank:
3233rd fastest in multithreading out of 5822 CPUs
2571st fastest in single threading out of 5822 CPUs
888th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $310.17 USD (2024-06-19)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2620

Single Thread Rating

1587

Samples: 69*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,411
Thread: 1,578

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	10,127 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,303 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,627 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,002.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	43,358 KBytes/Sec
Physics	218 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,155 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,587 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th 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 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,410
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,252
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,935
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,595
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz		2,620

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		161.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.55
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.85
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.54
Intel Core i5-12400F		45.20
Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz		8.45
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th 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		3,885
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 i5-680 @ 3.60GHz		1,587

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3066130 - Nov 19 2025		2729
BL5107243 - Nov 17 2025		2975
BL5107242 - Nov 17 2025		1008
BL3049984 - Nov 13 2025		2727
BL2954238 - Oct 05 2025		2684

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz		2,620
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i5-680		3,206 (+22.4%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core i5-680		2,374 (-9.4%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs Intel Core i5-680		2,370 (-9.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i5-680		3,812 (+45.5%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core i5-680		2,278 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i5-3470T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-680		3,008 (+14.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-680		2,785 (+6.3%)
Intel Core i5-760 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-680		2,677 (+2.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-680		2,664 (+1.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B60 vs Intel Core i5-680		2,627 (+0.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B55 vs Intel Core i5-680		2,594 (-1.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i5-680		2,562 (-2.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,122
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,523
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,163
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,443
Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz		448

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz

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