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
(88%)
76 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Dual Core Performance with HyperThreading
Turbo Boost Technology
Optimized for Windows 7
HD Graphics and CPU all in One
Multiple Display Capable
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
Availability
Excellent Performance for the Dollar
Very Affordable
Lower Thermal Output
Turbo Technology
Cheaper Dual Channel Memory Support
Excellent Overclocking Potential (Stay Tuned)
Good Performance
Low Power Consumption
32nm CPU Core
On-Chip DX10 Graphics
Solid Multimedia Capabilities
First Intel 32nm CPU
Really low power
Decent performance
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
Good performance
Turbo Boost technology
HyperThreading technology
Integrated GPU provides excellent Windows Aero and HD content performance
32nm process gives great overclocking headroom
Low power draw (when not overclocked)
Excellent speed for a dual-core CPU
Decent integrated graphics built-in
Inexpensive
Overclocks well
Intel HD Gfx integrated
Great Dual Core Performance
Seamless Blu-Ray Playback
Mainstream Price
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
The editors didn't like
None
Slight OC Speckling
Nvidia not Allowed to Come Play (for now)
Socket 1156 Motherboard Upgrade Needed
Different CPU cooler Needed (in most cases)
Questionable Pricing
IGP Still Not Great For 3D Gaming
Confusing Naming Scheme
Integrated GPU seems to affect overclocking initially
As expected
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
Overpriced for the level of performance provided
Integrated GPU inadequate for even lowend gaming
Requires new motherboard to use integrated GPU
Very high power draw when overclocked
IGPU requires 32M128M of memory for a frame buffer
Relationship bet...
Requires newest motherboard chipset for graphics support
Confusing model designation
Not suitable for more than light Video Editing
None as long as the processor isn't used for 3D gaming
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Good performance, Turbo Boost technology, HyperThreading technology, Integrated GPU provides excellent Windows Aero and HD content performance, 32nm process gives great overclocking headroom, Low power draw (when not overclocked),
Overpriced for the level of performance provided, Integrated GPU inadequate for even lowend gaming, Requires new motherboard to use integrated GPU, Very high power draw when overclocked, iGPU requires 32M128M of memory for a frame buffer, Relationship bet...
Even at its arguably inflated price, the Core i5-661 represents the sweet spot in the Clarkdale Core i5 lineup. The Core i5-670 adds fractionally more speed (3.46GHz vs 3.33GHz) and Trusted Execution Technology, but drops iGPU speed from 900MHz to 733...
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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
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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)
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