Intel Core i5-670 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-670 has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1156 socket and was released in Q1/2010. The Intel Core i5-670 scores 638 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,368 points.
Intel Core i5-670

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i5-670
Family: Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group: Intel Core i5 600 (6)
Architecture: Clarkdale
Technology: 32 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 1
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-670 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-670 is 3.46 GHz (3.73 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.46 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.73 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-670 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-670 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Westmere), which has 24 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
GPU frequency: 0.50 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.73 GHz
Compute units: 12
Shader: 24
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2010
Max. displays: 2
Generation: 5
Direct X: 10.1
Technology: 32 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: No
JPEG: No

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1066
DDR3-1333
17.1 GB/s
21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 73 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 73 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-670 is made in 32 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 4.50 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1156
L2-Cache: 0.50 MB
L3-Cache: 4.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q1/2010
Release price: 305 $
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-670 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-3220 Intel Core i3-3220
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
648
Intel Core i7-990X Intel Core i7-990X
6C 12T @ 3.73 GHz
639
Intel Pentium G3450T Intel Pentium G3450T
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
639
Intel Core i5-670 Intel Core i5-670
2C 4T @ 3.73 GHz
638
AMD FX-9590 AMD FX-9590
8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz
634
Intel Core i3-3210 Intel Core i3-3210
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
629
Intel Pentium G3440T Intel Pentium G3440T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
624

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-3220 Intel Core i3-3220
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1376
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1376
AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1374
Intel Core i5-670 Intel Core i5-670
2C 4T @ 3.46 GHz
1368
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
1363
AMD Phenom II X4 960T AMD Phenom II X4 960T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1362
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1358

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-530 Intel Core i3-530
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz
35
Intel Core i3-540 Intel Core i3-540
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz
35
Intel Core i3-550 Intel Core i3-550
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz
35
Intel Core i5-670 Intel Core i5-670
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz
35
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
Broadcom VideoCore VI @ 0.50 GHz
32
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
Intel GMA 3600 @ 0.40 GHz
26
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
Intel GMA 3600 @ 0.40 GHz
26

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A8-6410 AMD A8-6410
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2501
Intel Celeron G5905T Intel Celeron G5905T
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
2493
Intel Xeon E5450 Intel Xeon E5450
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2483
Intel Core i5-670 Intel Core i5-670
2C 4T @ 3.46 GHz
2472
Intel Xeon D-1602 Intel Xeon D-1602
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2462
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
2442
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2439

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