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Intel Core i5 3570S

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Much more l2 cache 1 MB vs 0.5 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Much better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz vs 1,050 MHz Around 10% better turbo clock speed
More cores 4 vs 2 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.99 GHz vs 3.43 GHz More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
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Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz vs 3.1 GHz More than 5% higher clock speed
Lower typical power consumption 44.69W vs 52.81W More than 15% lower typical power consumption
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz vs 3.1 GHz More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Lower annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year vs 15.66 $/year More than 15% lower annual home energy cost
Lower annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year vs 56.94 $/year More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3570S vs i3 3220

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 3570S
3.92 mHash/s
Core i3 3220
4.07 mHash/s

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570S
9,750
Core i3 3220
5,399

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570S
3,056
Core i3 3220
2,501

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570S
2,530,000 MB/s
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570S
9,412
Core i3 3220
5,351

GeekBench

Core i5 3570S
9,412
Core i3 3220
8,919

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 3570S
6,773
Core i3 3220
4,229

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 3570S
2,050
Core i3 3220
1,764

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 3570S  vs
i3 3220 
Clock speed 3.1 GHz 3.3 GHz
Cores Quad core Dual core
Socket type
LGA 1155
Is unlocked No No

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

power consumption
TDP 65W 55W
Annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year 13.25 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year 48.18 $/year
Performance per watt 11.33 pt/W 2.69 pt/W
Typical power consumption 52.81W 44.69W

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

details

 Core i5 3570S  vs
i3 3220 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 1 MB 0.5 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB 3 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 31 33

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.99 GHz 3.43 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.1 GHz 3.46 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.99 GHz 3.43 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 2500 Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz 1,050 MHz

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