Intel Core i5 3330S 

Released September, 2012
  • 2.7 GHz
  • Quad core
7.8 Out of 10

Explore 1 desktop with the Intel Core i5 3330S

CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of the Intel Core i5 3330S among desktop CPUs (45 to 75W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 3330S
7.4
Core i3 3220
6.5
Core i3 2120
6.3
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 3330S
7.5
Core i3 3220
6.7
Core i3 2120
6.4
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 3330S
n.d.
Core i3 3220
5.1
Core i3 2120
n.d.
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 3330S
n.d.
Core i3 3220
n.d.
Core i3 2120
4.6
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 3330S
8.2
Core i3 3220
8.1
Core i3 2120
7.1
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 3330S
5.8
Core i3 3220
6.5
Core i3 2120
8.0
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
7.8

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i5 3330S
7.8
Core i3 3220
7.4
Core i3 2120
7.4

Benchmarks Real world tests of the Intel Core i5 3330S

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 3330S
2,376
Core i3 2120
2,136
Core i3 3220
2,251

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 3330S
2,644
Core i3 3220
2,654
Core i3 2120
n.d.

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3330S
8,056
Core i3 2120
5,074
Core i3 3220
5,399

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3330S
2,719
Core i3 2120
2,371
Core i3 3220
2,501

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3330S
2,180,000 MB/s
Core i3 2120
162,800 MB/s
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3330S
7,951
Core i3 2120
5,008
Core i3 3220
5,351

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 3330S
5,774
Core i3 2120
3,900
Core i3 3220
4,229

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 3330S
1,682
Core i3 3220
1,764
Core i3 2120
1,690

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Clock speed 2.7 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.2 GHz
Cores Quad core
Socket type LGA 1155
Is unlocked No

features

Has a NX bit Yes
Supports trusted computing No
Has virtualization support Yes
Instruction set extensions
  1. MMX
  2. AES
  3. SSE
  4. SSE2
  5. SSE4.1
  6. SSE3
  7. Supplemental SSE3
  8. SSE4.2
  9. AVX
  10. SSE4
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes

power consumption

TDP 65W
Annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year
Performance per watt 10.54 pt/W
Typical power consumption 52.81W

bus

Architecture DMI
Number of links 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s

details

Architecture x86-64
Threads 4 threads
L2 cache 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm
Max CPUs 1
Clock multiplier 27
Operating temperature Unknown - 69.1°C

overclocking

Overclocked clock speed 2.89 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.7 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.89 GHz

integrated graphics

GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Number of displays supported 3
GPU clock speed 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in
Memory type
  1. DDR3-1600
  2. DDR3-1333
  3. DDR3
Channels Dual Channel
Supports ECC No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB
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