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IntelBX80637I53570K
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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q2 2017.

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date: Q2 2012.

Effective Speed 
+9%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 325,956 user samples
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140,440 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 62% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 62% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 334th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
185,516 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 79% Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 54% Great: 79%
SPEED RANK: 460th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		73.7 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9% 		67.6 %
Average Score 
+31%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		73.1 Pts 83.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+14%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		110 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+17% 		94.1 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		215 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+16% 		186 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		400 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+33% 		300 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		646 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+103% 		319 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+18%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		80.7 Pts 94.6 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+17%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		120 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+5% 		114 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		239 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6% 		226 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		461 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+17% 		393 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		725 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+79% 		406 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+72%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.06 % 0.18 % Hugely higher market share.
+200%
Value
Value For Money 		91.8 % 108 % Better value.
+18%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		68 % 74 % Slightly more popular.
+9%
Price
Price (score) 		$125 $50 Much cheaper.
+60%
Nice To Haves 
+67%
Age
Newest 		86 Months Much more recent.
+41% 		146 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 77 Watts More energy efficient.
+19%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores Much higher core count.
+50% 		4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36% 		22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6% 		3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+5% 		3.8 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		917 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+126% 		405 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		834 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+160% 		321 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen Ivy Bridge
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 FCLGA1155
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None HD 4000
Conclusion 
Average Bench 73.7%
Average Bench 67.6%
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