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Intel logo Core i5-3330S
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General information Core i5-3330S Core i3-550
Launched Q1 2012 Q2 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge Clarkdale
Clock 2.7 GHz 15.6 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 11 % 73 W 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500 Intel HD Graphics
Performance Core i5-3330S Core i3-550
Overall Score 39808 0 % 31916 19.8 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 18 % 35.7 %
Benchmark Score 2511 0 % 1038 58.7 %
Single Thread Score 1713.8 0 % 1346.4 21.4 %
Encrypting Data 5733.4 MB/s 0 % 2378.7 MB/s 58.5 %
Compressing Data 59.9 MB/s 0 % 34 MB/s 43.3 %
String objects sorting 7512.5 thousand/s 0 % 4753.9 thousand/s 36.7 %
Prime numbers generation 25.7 millions/s 0 % 10 millions/s 61 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 12182.4 millions/s 0 % 8443.6 millions/s 30.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 8683.3 millions/s 0 % 3687.9 millions/s 57.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-3330S, Core i3-550.

Average frames per second Core i5-3330S Core i3-550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 72.9 FPS 49.6 FPS
High settings 116.7 FPS 79.4 FPS
Medium settings 145.9 FPS 99.2 FPS
Low settings 182.4 FPS 124.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 32 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-3330S Core i3-550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 120.7 FPS 106.8 FPS
High settings 193.1 FPS 170.9 FPS
Medium settings 241.4 FPS 213.7 FPS
Low settings 301.8 FPS 267.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.5 %
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