Testseek.com have collected 116 expert reviews of the Intel Core i5 661 3.33GHz Socket 1156 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i5 661 3.33GHz Socket 1156.
January 2010
(79%)
116 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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76 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Built-in graphics chip
Hyper-Threading
Turbo Boost
Fast
Runs cool
The editors didn't like
Requires a motherboard upgrade if you want to make the most of it
On-die graphics are here, eliminating the need for a separate video card or motherboard integrated graphics, Perfect for HTPC or non-gaming rig, Excellent overclocker
None as long as the processor isn't used for 3D gaming
So where do the Core i5 600 series processors fit into the scheme of things? Well, if it means anything, a quick look at my favorite online retailer found 20 H55 motherboards. Out of the 20, 19 were mATX boards. There was one H57 board, and it was also...
Great Overclockability for a “media chip”, Price Point, Lower Wattage and Temps than the Bloomfeild, Stock Heatsink Temps, All in One Solution, HD Playback, Impressive Scores, New Innovation is Always a Pro,
Slight OC Speckling, Nvidia not Allowed to Come Play (for now)
I have used a lot of CPU’s in my time and I have never used one like the Clarkdale that was specifically designed for use, out of the box, as a media based PC build. I never mentioned this in the testing section because it is hard to “benchmar...
– How Does Clarkdale 32nm Measure Up? The objective of the Dual Core i5 and i3 aren’t to compete with the stronger Quad Core processors per se. Their purpose is to take what we as consumers appreciate about Dual Core processors and almost double the ...
Abstract: For about three months now, we have been talking about the next step in Intel's tick-tock strategy of introducing products. All of the new i series CPUs were made using Nehalem architecture, so the new 32 nm CPUs represent only a die shrink, in ca...
Availability, Excellent Performance for the Dollar, Very Affordable, Lower Thermal Output, Turbo Technology, Cheaper Dual Channel Memory Support, Excellent Overclocking Potential (Stay Tuned)
Socket 1156 Motherboard Upgrade Needed, Different CPU cooler Needed (in most cases)
After testing the Intel i5-661 processor for a month or so, I can definitely see where it will create a market for an affordable and much more simpler computer that will be easy on the wallet. The inclusion of the video processing on the same package...
The new Core i5-661 is certainly an interesting CPU. It beats Phenom II X4 965 with AMD 785G in almost all tests we performed. However on applications capable of using four CPUs, the CPU from AMD was faster: file compression with WinRAR, DivX encoding ...
The Core i5-661 is more than just a dual core version of the Lynnfield core processor. A die-shrink from 45nm to 32nm gave Intel the space to fit both a dual core processor and their latest onboard graphics chip, GMA HD, onto the same package. This co...
32 nm CPU, plenty of computation power, GPU integrated in the CPU, 45 nm GPU, HDMI Audio bitstreaming supported, Full acceleration for Blu-Ray decode, Compact, allows even smaller systems to be built
Extremely limited GPU performance, Lots of rendering issues in games due to drivers, No support for Anti Aliasing, No noteworthy reduction in power consumption, No dual-link DVI output, High price, No support for DirectX 10.1, 11, No support for CUDA, Phy
If you took a look at our gaming benchmarks you quickly realize that Intel's Clarkdale IGP is definitely not made for gaming. Its performance is one order of magnitude below that of even the cheapest discrete graphics cards like the Radeon HD 4550 or...
Abstract: I swear this is the longest it’s taken for an Intel architecture to penetrate the market. We first met Nehalem on November 3rd, 2008. It came to us as a high end quad-core processor and took a full year to make it to more affordable motherboards in th...
