Intel Core i5-3570K Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i5-3570K features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2012 and belongs to the 3 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-3570K, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1155 socket.
Name: Intel Core i5-3570K
Family: Intel Core i5
Group: Intel Core i 3000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3570K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3570K is 3.4 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.8 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-3570K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-3570K uses the Intel HD Graphics 4000, which has 128 texture shaders and 16 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.15 GHz
Execution units: 16
Shaders: 128
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7
Direct X: 11.0
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q1/2011

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 77 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 77 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3570K is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 6.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1155
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 6.0 MB
Architecture: Ivy Bridge S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date: Q2/2012
Release price: 235 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
10211
10211
Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
10165
10165
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
10165
10165
Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
10165
10165
Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
10114
10114

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
4978
4978
Intel Core i5-4570S
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
4960
4960
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
4958
4958
Intel Core i3-7350K
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
4946
4946
Intel Core i7-4700EQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
4944
4944

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
3300
3300
Intel Core i7-4610M
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
3300
3300
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
3300
3300
Intel Core i7-4610M
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
3300
3300
Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
3300
3300

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-2600
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
2874
2874
Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
2866
2866
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
2866
2866
Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
2866
2866
Intel Core i7-3610QM
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
2865
2865

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
2865
2865
Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
2841
2841
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
2808
2808
Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
2796
2796
Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
2780
2780

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-7560U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
2301
2301
Intel Core i3-10110U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2289
2289
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
2286
2286
MediaTek Dimensity 800
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
2280
2280
MediaTek Dimensity 900
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
2279
2279

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1453
1453
Intel Core i7-875K
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
1447
1447
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1447
1447
Intel Core i7-875K
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
1447
1447
Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
1444
1444

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-1115G4
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1064
1064
Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
1061
1061
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1041
1041
AMD FX-6350
6C 6T @ 3.9 GHz
1038
1038
Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1026
1026

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
835
835
Intel Core i5-4200H
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
835
835
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
835
835
Intel Core i5-4200H
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
835
835
Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
835
835

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
757
757
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
755
755
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
755
755
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
755
755
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
753
753

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-2600
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
759
759
Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
731
731
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
731
731
Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
731
731
Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
723
723

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
683.8
683.8
Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
677.5
677.5
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
673.9
673.9
Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
671.5
671.5
Intel Core i5-4670
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
654
654

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
510
510
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
510
510
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
510
510
Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
510
510
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
510
510

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
384
384
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
384
384
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
384
384
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
384
384
Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
384
384

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i7-3770S
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
294
294
Intel Core i7-3632QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
294
294
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
294
294
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
294
294
Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
294
294

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
277
277
Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
275
275
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
275
275
Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
275
275
Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C 5T @ 1.4 GHz
272
272

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
42
42
AMD FX-9590
8C 8T @ 4.7 GHz
41
41
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
38
38
Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
37
37
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
36
36

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Celeron J4115
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
12.9
12.9
Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
12.8
12.8
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
12.8
12.8
Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
12.8
12.8
Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
12.7
12.7

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
5.9
5.9
Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
5.9
5.9
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
5.9
5.9
Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
5.9
5.9
Intel Core i5-6440EQ
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
5.9
5.9

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.0 GHz
1.6
1.6