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IntelBX80637I53570K
IntelBX80646I54460
$194
▲ 747,438 ▼

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

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▲ 5712,451 ▼
 $194 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.2GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

Effective Speed 
+9%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 430,919 user samples
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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
245,403 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 46% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 46% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 557th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		67.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9% 		62.1 %
Average Score 
+12%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83.1 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6% 		78.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		94.1 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+12% 		83.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		186 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+13% 		164 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		300 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+14% 		263 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		319 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+14% 		281 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+19%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.6 Pts +3% 91.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		114 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+23% 		92.4 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		226 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+25% 		181 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		393 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+21% 		325 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		406 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+23% 		331 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+13%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.18 % 0.38 % Hugely higher market share.
+111%
Value
Value For Money 		108 % Much better value.
+58% 		68.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		74 % More popular.
+30% 		57 %
Price
Price (score) 		$50 Much cheaper.
+74% 		$194
Nice To Haves 
+5%
Age
Newest 		146 Months 121 Months More recent.
+17%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		77 Watts Slightly more energy efficient.
+8% 		84 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.4 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6% 		3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.8 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+12% 		3.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		405 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+22% 		333 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		321 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+13% 		283 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Ivy Bridge Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1155 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4000 HD 4600
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'12 Q2'14
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$225.00 - $235.00 $182.00 - $187.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.8 GHz 3.4 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI2
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification 		2011D PCG 2013D
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		650 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.15 GHz 1.1 GHz
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 Up to 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 67.6%
Average Bench 62.1%
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The Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge processor is one of Intel's best performers to date. In terms of real world performance this processor offers far more than most users are likely to ever need. Scoring 2012 points on the PassMark Single Thread benchmark, the 3570K is within a few percent of the fastest processors currently available and at 77 watts TDP it's no energy hog either. The server orientated GeekBench and PassMark scores of 13920 and 7144 put the 3570K at just over the 50% marker in terms of total processing capacity compared to the other processors in the group test. For server based workloads more performance is available from the Core i7 range of processors but for typical consumer use this processor is already far more powerful than it needs to be. [May '13 CPUPro]

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The Intel Core i5-4460 is a slightly upgraded version of Intel's 2013 Haswell i5-4440. Comparing the i5-4460 and i5-4440 shows that the only change is an increase in both base and turbo frequencies from 3.4 to 3.5 GHz. In terms of effective speed the 4460 is exactly on a par with the average of the top ten user rated CPUs, not a bad result for an i5. Thanks to its four cores the 4460 is can easily deal with the vast majority of desktop computing (email, web browsing, word processing etc.). In fact this model is probably overpowered for the majority of users. Most users wont require the multi-core capabilities that the 4460 offers and will do better to choose a lower powered and cheaper CPU. [Jun '14 CPUPro]

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