Intel Core i5-3570K

The Intel Core i5-3570K is a Quad Core processors that features 22nm 3-D Tri-Gate transistors delivering a great combination of performance and power efficiency. The i5-3570K also sports a 6MB L3 Cache and has an integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000.
4
Cores
4
Threads
3.4 GHz
Base Clock
3.8 GHz
Boost Clock
Socket LGA 1155
Socket
77 W
TDP
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Integrated Graphics
Release date:Apr 29, 2012Price at Launch:$225
Cores:4Threads:4
Base Clock:3.4 GHzBoost Clock:3.8 GHz
Type:DesktopMultithreading:No
L2 Cache:1 MBL3 Cache:6 MB
Box Cooler:YesTDP:77 W
Socket:Socket LGA 1155Memory Support:DDR3-1600
Codename:Ivy BridgeProcess Size:22 nm
Integrated Graphics:YesiGPU Model:Intel HD Graphics 4000
NPU:NoPCIe Support:PCIe 3.0, 16 lanes

Reviews and Ratings

88

Average Score

Based on 9 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • Improved graphics and Quick Sync capabilities
  • Decent power consumption
  • Quad Core Performance
  • Turbo Boost Technology
  • Optimized for Windows 7 and 8
  • 6MB (Shared) L3 Cache
  • Unlocked, 22nm Processor
  • 1600MHz DDR3 Support
  • Intel Quick Sync
  • New Security Features
  • 77W TDP

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Our ES chip gets very toasty under load
  • Not a huge leap over the Core i5 2500K
  • Temperatures surprisingly high with 1.3V and beyond
80

Intended to be the top-end Core i5 in the Ivy Bridge generation of chips, the i5 3750K is the official replacement for the 'gamer's choice' CPU, the i5 2500K, so immediately it has a lot to live up to. The clock speed, cache amount and number of cores...

By micromart.co.uk on
96

The advantage of Hyper-Threading makes the Intel Core i7-3770K the most powerful processor of the Ivy Bridge series. With its larger cache and Hyper-Threading, it was able to win this comparison against its smaller brother. It also ran cooler than our...

By techPowerUp! on
100

Intel has confirmed its status as leader in the market for desktop computer CPUs with a new generation of processors that are faster and less power-hungry than their predecessors. Although the gain in performance isn't enormous, it's certainly still...

By DigitalVersus on
86

Despite the higher-than-expected cost and higher operating temperatures, the Core i5-3570K is a worthy successor to the Core i5-2500K. It's noticeably faster, more power efficient, has a more powerful IGP and combined with a Z77 chipset motherboard,...

By Bit-tech.net on
80

Review: Intel Core i5-3570K (22nm Ivy Bridge)by Tarinder Sandhu on 26 April 2012, 08:53 Tags: Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Quick Link: HEXUS.net/qabfqv Add to My Vault: Chip giant Intel launched its 3rd Generation Core chips on Monday. Previously known by the...

By HEXUS.net on
80

This is it. The biggie. The replacement for our favourite CPU of the past year or so. The new quad-core Intel Core i5 3570K, one of two new processors from Intel's new 22nm Ivy Bridge family of CPUs, has plenty to prove. Our old favourite that sets the...

By TechRadar on

Our series of gaming performance articles where we take one CPU and put it up against another one and run a series of game benchmarks, is very well known...

By Ocaholic on

After taking a little additional time with the latest beta Catalyst drivers and the Thief patch, we tested them on an Intel based system running on a 3570K CPU. The system was tested at base speeds and during an easy overclock. Previous testing with...

By Legit Reviews on

When scrolling through the comments regarding our CPU gaming performance articles, quite a few of you guys were asking if for once, we could compare not only two but three generations. Today we're giving this a shot but it turned out that especially the...

By Ocaholic on

Maybe some of you are curious to see how close a Core i5-2500K can come to a Core i5-3570K. Obviously this article should not be seen as some kind of buying advice it's more about illustrating that the CPU isn't the most important piece of hardware when...

By Ocaholic on

A few new processors appear this month: two from Intel and one from AMD. We also see moderate price drops from both companies, along with a particularly monumental price reduction on AMD's flagship FX-9590, which still doesn't make our recommended list. ...

By Tom's Hardware UK on

Especially gamer see themselves confronted with the question which is the best CPU for their system from a performance as well as a price perspective. For the upcoming weeks we planned a series of articles, where we compare the gaming performance of two...

By Ocaholic on