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Intel logo Core i5-3570K
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General information Core i5-3570K Core i3-3250
Launched Q2 2012 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.4 GHz 2.9 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 77 W 0 % 55 W 28.6 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i5-3570K Core i3-3250
Overall Score 42305 0 % 35437 16.2 %
Future Proof 30 % 11.8 % 34 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3203 0 % 1577 50.8 %
Single Thread Score 2026.5 0 % 1843.7 9 %
Encrypting Data 1254.5 MB/s 65 % 3582.8 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 76.1 MB/s 0 % 47.7 MB/s 37.3 %
String objects sorting 9728.8 thousand/s 0 % 6808.9 thousand/s 30 %
Prime numbers generation 29.7 millions/s 0 % 13.9 millions/s 53.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 15709.3 millions/s 0 % 10691.8 millions/s 31.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 11497.5 millions/s 0 % 5394 millions/s 53.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-3570K, Core i3-3250.

Average frames per second Core i5-3570K Core i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 80.4 FPS 60.0 FPS
High settings 128.6 FPS 95.9 FPS
Medium settings 160.7 FPS 119.9 FPS
Low settings 200.9 FPS 149.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-3570K Core i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 125.1 FPS 113.0 FPS
High settings 200.2 FPS 180.9 FPS
Medium settings 250.2 FPS 226.1 FPS
Low settings 312.8 FPS 282.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.7 %
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