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Intel Core i5-2500k vs Intel Core i5-3570

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 94 %
Intel Core i5-2500k
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-3570
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 89 %
Intel Core i5-2500k
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-3570
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-2500k
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
697 pts
Intel Core i5-3570
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
731 pts
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2500k
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
2,450 pts
Intel Core i5-3570
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
2,780 pts
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-2500k
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
651
Intel Core i5-3570
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
741
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2500k
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
1,948
Intel Core i5-3570
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
2,246
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-2500k
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
760
Intel Core i5-3570
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
805
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2500k
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
2,537
Intel Core i5-3570
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
2,788
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-2500k
Intel HD Graphics 3000
211
Intel Core i5-3570
Intel HD Graphics 2500
110
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-2500k
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
372
Intel Core i5-3570
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
372
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2500k
4C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
1,336
Intel Core i5-3570
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,436
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-2500k
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
127 cb
Intel Core i5-3570
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
132 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2500k
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
461 cb
Intel Core i5-3570
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
510 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i5-2500kIntel Core i5-3570
FamilyIntel Core i5 (336)Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU groupIntel Core i 2000 (28)Intel Core i 3000 (31)
ArchitectureSandy Bridge SIvy Bridge S
Technology32 nm22 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1155LGA 1155
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i5-4570

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen
Intel Core i5-2500kIntel Core i5-3570
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 4x
Frequency: 3.30 GHz 3.40 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.70 GHz 3.80 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.70 GHz 3.80 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache6.00 MB6.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i5-2500kIntel Core i5-3570
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 3000Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency0.85 - 1.10 GHz0.65 - 1.15 GHz
CUs / Shader12 / 966 / 48
Raytracing
Max. displays23
Max. GPU Memory2 GB2 GB
Technology32 nm22 nm
Release dateQ1/2011Q2/2012

NPU AI performance

Wischen
Intel Core i5-2500kIntel Core i5-3570
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i5-2500kIntel Core i5-3570
MemoryDDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB32 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 163.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i5-2500kIntel Core i5-3570
TDP95 W77 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Wischen
Intel Core i5-2500kIntel Core i5-3570
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release dateQ1/2011Q2/2012
Release price213 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i5-2500k
Intel Core i5-2500k
4C / 4T · 3.30 - 3.70 GHz
Intel Core i5-3570
Intel Core i5-3570
4C / 4T · 3.40 - 3.80 GHz

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