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Intel Core i5-660 vs Intel Core i7-870S

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-660
Rank 2 - 95 %
Intel Core i7-870S
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 74 %
Intel Core i5-660
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-870S
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-660
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
597
Intel Core i7-870S
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
565
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-660
2C / 4T · 3.33 GHz
1,308
Intel Core i7-870S
4C / 8T · 2.66 GHz
2,034

More benchmarks

At a glance

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Intel Core i5-660Intel Core i7-870S
FamilyIntel Core i5 (336)Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core i5 600 (6)Intel Core i7 800 (6)
ArchitectureClarkdaleLynnfield
Technology32 nm45 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1156LGA 1156
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i5-660Intel Core i7-870S
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 4x
Frequency: 3.33 GHz 2.66 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.60 GHz 3.60 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache0.50 MB1.00 MB
L3-Cache4.00 MB8.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i5-660Intel Core i7-870S
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics (Westmere)no iGPU
GPU frequency0.50 - 0.73 GHz
CUs / Shader12 / 24 /
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology32 nm
Release dateQ1/2010

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i5-660Intel Core i7-870S
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i5-660Intel Core i7-870S
MemoryDDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB16 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 162.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i5-660Intel Core i7-870S
TDP73 W82 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i5-660Intel Core i7-870S
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ1/2010Q2/2010
Release price193 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i5-660
Intel Core i5-660
2C / 4T · 3.33 - 3.60 GHz
Intel Core i7-870S
Intel Core i7-870S
4C / 8T · 2.66 - 3.60 GHz

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