Intel Core i5-3570 vs AMD A6-5400B

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-3570 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-5400B
Intel Core i5-3570 AMD A6-5400B

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-3570 or AMD A6-5400B - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-3570 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3570 was released in Q2/2012.

The AMD A6-5400B has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-5400B was released in Q3/2012.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group AMD A6-5000 (3)
3 Generation 4
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Kabini (Jaguar)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-4570 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3570 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3570 is 3.40 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the AMD A6-5400B has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-5400B is at 3.60 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Core i5-3570 Characteristic AMD A6-5400B
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-3570 Characteristic AMD A6-5400B
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-3570 or AMD A6-5400B has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU AMD Radeon HD 7540D
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.64 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation 4
22 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 3
48 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.0 DirectX Version 11

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.

Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU AMD Radeon HD 7540D
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-3570 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD A6-5400B supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i5-3570 Characteristic AMD A6-5400B
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1866
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-3570 is 77 W, while the AMD A6-5400B has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-3570 Characteristic AMD A6-5400B
77 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3570 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD A6-5400B is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-3570 Characteristic AMD A6-5400B
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 1155 Socket FM2
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2012 Release date Q3/2012
213 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
805 (100%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
431 (54%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2788 (100%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
689 (25%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110 (45%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz
246 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
4914 (100%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
1906 (39%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
731 (100%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2780 (100%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
741 (100%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2246 (100%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
372 (100%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1436 (100%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
132 (100%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
510 (100%)
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3570 AMD A6-5400B
Unknown Unknown

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