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Intel Core i5 3330
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 3330 based on its performance and single-core performance.
See full details | Intel Core i5 3330 vs AMD Sempron PCs M120 |
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3 GHz | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | More l2 cache 1 MB |
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 20.31W | ![]() | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 6.02 $/year | ![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 21.9 $/year |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
8.3 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Intel Core i5 3330CPUBoss Winner | ![]() | |
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 45% higher clock speed | |||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
More l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,697 | vs | 622 | Around 2.8x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Significantly better PassMark score | 5,905 | vs | 574 | More than 10.2x better PassMark score | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.38 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | More than 60% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Significantly better performance per watt | 4.85 pt/W | vs | 1.55 pt/W | Around 3.2x better performance per watt | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.58 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | More than 70% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 20.31W | vs | 72.31W | 3.6x lower typical power consumption | |||
More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | vs | 21.44 $/year | 3.6x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | vs | 77.96 $/year | 3.6x lower annual commercial energy cost |
summary | Core i5 3330 | vs | Sempron PCs M120 |
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Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Single core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
S1 | |||
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | No | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
EM64T | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
power consumption | |||
TDP | 77W | 25W | |
Annual home energy cost | 21.44 $/year | 6.02 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 77.96 $/year | 21.9 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 4.85 pt/W | 1.55 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 72.31W | 20.31W |
details | Core i5 3330 | vs | Sempron PCs M120 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 1 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.38 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.58 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.38 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | N/A |
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