Intel Core i5-661 Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks - Can Core i5-661 Run Need For Speed: Payback?

Mid-range Desktop processor released in 2010 with 2 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 3.33GHz, max speed at 3.6GHz, and a 87W power rating. Core i5-661 is based on the Clarkdale 32nm family and part of the Core i5 series.
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Core i5-661 - 1080p - RX 6800 XT - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

FX-6300
196.5
Core i5-4670K
195.5
Core i5-3570
194.2
Core i5-4670
193.8
Core i5-2550K
192.5
Core i5-4570
191.2
Core i5-3350P
191.2
Core i5-3570K
190.4
Core i5-3550
190.4
Core i5-3470
189.5
Core i5-4440
188.7
Core i5-3340
188.3
Core i5-4430
187.9
Core i5-2450P
187.9
Core i5-3450
187.9
Core i5-2380P
187.1
Core i5-3475S
187
Core i5-3335S
184
Core i5-3330
183.6
Core i5-3470S
182.8
Core i5-2500
182.8
Core i5-2500K
182.8
Core i5-3450S
182.8
Core i5-3550S
182.8
Core i5-3570S
182.8
Core i5-4430S
182.8
Core i5-4570S
182.8
Core i5-3340S
182.8
Core i5-4440S
182.8
Core i5-4670S
182.8
FX-6350
182.5
FX-6100
182.5
FX-6120
182.1
FX-6130
181.7
FX-6200
181.4
FX-4350
176.6
FX-4170
176.4
FX-4320
176
FX-4150
175.1
Core i5-2500S
174.3
Core i5-2400
174.3
FX-4300
174.3
Core i5-2300
174.3
Core i5-2310
174.3
Core i5-2320
174.3
Core i5-750
174.3
Core i5-3330S
174.3
FX-4130
173
FX-4200
171.7
Core i5-760
165.8
Core i5-2400S
165.8
Core i5-2405S
165.8
Core 2 Quad Q9300
165.8
Core i5-750S
165.8
Core i5-661
165.4
Core i5-680
165.4
Core i5-670
165.4
A10-5700
164.7
A10-6800K
163.7
A10-6700
163.3
A10-6790B
162.4
A10-6790K
162.4
Phenom II X3 B73
160.6
Phenom II X3 B75
160.6
Phenom II X3 740
160.6
Phenom II X3 720
160.6
A10-6800B
159.9
A10-5800K
159.9
Core i5-660
157.4
Core i5-650
157.4
Core i5-655K
157.4
Core 2 Quad Q8200S
157.3
Core 2 Quad Q8200
157.3
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
157.3
Core 2 Quad Q8300
157.3
A10-6700T
157.3
Phenom II X3 710
152.4
Phenom II X2 565 Black
145.7
Phenom II X2 550
145.7
Phenom II X2 545
145.7
Phenom II X2 B53
145.7
Phenom II X2 B55
145.7
Phenom II X2 555
145.7
Phenom II X2 560
145.7
Phenom II X2 565
145.7
Phenom II X2 B57
145.7
Phenom II X2 511
145.7
Phenom II X2 521
145.7
Phenom II X3 B77
144.2
Phenom II X3 700e
144.2
Phenom II X3 715
144.2
Phenom II X3 705e
144.2
Phenom II X3 740 Black
144.2
Phenom II X3 720 Black
144.2
Phenom X4 9450e
140.4
Phenom II X2 555 Black
138
Phenom II X2 550 Black
138
Phenom II X2 560 Black
138
Phenom II X3 715 Black
136
Phenom X4 9150e
131.9
Phenom X4 9350e
131.9
Phenom X4 9100e
131.9
Phenom X3 8450
127.8
Phenom X3 8450e
127.8
Core 2 Duo E8400
122.2
Core 2 Duo E8300
122.2
Core 2 Duo E8200
122.2
Core 2 Duo E8190
122.2
Core 2 Duo E7400
122.2
Core 2 Duo E7300
122.2
Core 2 Duo E7200
122.2
Phenom X3 8250e
119.5

The Core i5-661 GPU ranks between the Core i5-750S and Core i5-680 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0.2% less powerful than the Core i5-750S but still offers 0% more juice than the Core i5-680 for those epic gaming sessions. With its performance, the Core i5-661 snags the 55th spot on the leaderboard. In the gaming world, the Core i5-661 GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 2-cores and 4-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.

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