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Intel Core i5 3570K

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3570K vs 2550K

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570K
10,311
Core i5 2550K
9,714

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570K
3,213
Core i5 2550K
3,101

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570K
2,650,000 MB/s
Core i5 2550K
2,640,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570K
10,832
Core i5 2550K
10,555

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570K
11,824
Core i5 2550K
11,863

GeekBench

Core i5 3570K
15,009
Core i5 2550K
13,047

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 3570K
7,152
Core i5 2550K
6,694

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 3570K
2,012
Core i5 2550K
1,954

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 3570K  vs
2550K 
Clock speed 3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 1155
Is unlocked Yes Yes

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
EM64T
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 77W 95W
Annual home energy cost 38.81 $/year 22.89 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 106 $/year 83.22 $/year
Performance per watt 4.69 pt/W 11.5 pt/W
Typical power consumption 107.5W 77.19W

bus
Architecture DMI DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i5 3570K  vs
2550K 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 34 34
Operating temperature Unknown - 67.4°C Unknown - 72.6°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 470 44
Overclocked clock speed 4.59 GHz 5.03 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.71 GHz 4.77 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.59 GHz 5.03 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU None
Label Intel® HD Graphics 4000 N/A
Latest DirectX 10.x N/A
Number of displays supported 3 N/A
GPU clock speed 650 MHz N/A
Turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz N/A
3DMark06 5,339.9 N/A

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 32,768 MB
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