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The Core i5-661 is a clear winner – it's a slightly faster gaming CPU than the FX-8150 and it's also a slightly better value for money, as it's $2.02 cheaper!

Advantages of the Core i5-661

  • A slightly faster CPU for gaming
  • Up to 2% cheaper$80.00 vs $82.02
  • A slightly better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 30% less energy87 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of the FX-8150

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 4 threads

Core i5-661 vs FX-8150 for Gaming

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Core i5-661 vs FX-8150 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i5-661 vs FX-8150 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-661 Logo

Core i5-661

Jan 7th, 2010


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

498

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

1020

59%

AMD FX-8150 Logo

FX-8150

Oct 12th, 2011


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

440

88%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

1737

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i5-661 vs FX-8150 in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i5-661 Logo

Core i5-661

Jan 7th, 2010


Cores

2-core

25%

L3 Cache

4 MB

50%


Base Frequency

3.33 GHz

92%

Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

92%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1333 MHz

100%

AMD FX-8150 Logo

FX-8150

Oct 12th, 2011


Cores

8-core

100%

L3 Cache

8 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

100%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

MHz

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

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Core i5-661

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

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FX-8150

Core i5-661 and FX-8150 vs Other CPUs

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The most compared CPUs against the Core i5-661 and FX-8150

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