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IntelBX80637I53570K
Intel

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

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 187,658 user samples
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: 472nd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
2,142 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 3.2 GHz
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 57% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 354th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
67.6 % 73.2 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
83.1 Pts 83.6 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
94.1 Pts 102 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+8%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
186 Pts 197 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+6%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
300 Pts 363 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+21%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
319 Pts 371 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+16%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.6 Pts +2% 93 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
114 Pts 114 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
226 Pts +3% 219 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
393 Pts 411 Pts +5%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
406 Pts 410 Pts +1%
Market Share
Based on 68,891,103 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.16 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
91.4 % +4% 88.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
74 % Much more popular.
+45%
51 %
Price
Price (score)
$93 Much cheaper.
+34%
$141
Age
Newest
150 Months 124+ Months More recent.
+17%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
405 Pts 411 Pts +1%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
321 Pts 371 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+16%
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 $213.00 - $224.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz 3.9 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI2
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
2011D PCG 2013C
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 1.2 GHz
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
No Yes
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
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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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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