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
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...
Published: 2010-01-04, Author: Scott , review by: Techreport.com
These Clarkdale processors are complex beasts. To get a handle on what we think of them, we should break things down into several pieces. As a CPU technology, Clarkdale is excellent. I can't get over how the Core i5-661 kept nearly matching the Core 2...
For the new Clarkdale models Intel wants to have between 113 and 284 USD. So the Euro prices are most likely to stay at the same level, but are expected to drop into the area between 90 to 240 Euros soon. For gamers the quad-core Core i5-750, which co...
The Clarkdale Core i5 and Core i3 CPUs are worthy successors to the Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo and if you're looking to buy a new Intel system, there's really no way you ought to be looking at Core 2 chips any more, especially as the i3-530 expect...
