Intel Core i7 2600K vs i5 3570K

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Intel Core i7 2600K

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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Core i7 2600K vs the Core i5 3570K.

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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Core i5 3570K vs the Core i7 2600K.

CompuBench 1.5 (Ocean surface simulation) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 2600K

77.01 fps

Core i5 3570K

174.42 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2600K

11,563

Core i5 3570K

10,311

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2600K

3,005

Core i5 3570K

3,213

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2600K

2,500,000 MB/s

Core i5 3570K

2,650,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2600K

12,823

Core i5 3570K

10,832

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2600K

13,916

Core i5 3570K

11,824

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 2600K

8,494

Core i5 3570K

7,152

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 2600K

1,920

Core i5 3570K

2,012

Core i7 2600K		vs	i5 3570K

	9.0 read review		8.0 read review

	9.7 read review		9.0 read review

Overall	9.1 Out of 10		8.9 Out of 10

summary	Core i7 2600K	i5 3570K
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
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 3000	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Latest DirectX	10.x	10.x
Number of displays supported	2	3
GPU clock speed	850 MHz	650 MHz
Turbo clock speed	1,350 MHz	1,150 MHz
3DMark06	5,275	5,339.9
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	21,333.32 MB/s	25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size	32,768 MB	32,768 MB

details	Core i7 2600K	i5 3570K
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	8	4
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L2 cache per core	0.25 MB/core	0.25 MB/core
L3 cache	8 MB	6 MB
L3 cache per core	2 MB/core	1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process	32 nm	22 nm
Transistor count	995,000,000	1,400,000,000
Max CPUs	1	1
Clock multiplier	34	34
Operating temperature	Unknown - 72.6°C	Unknown - 67.4°C
overclocking
Overclock popularity	2,016	470
Overclock review score	5	4
Overclocked clock speed	5.05 GHz	4.59 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	4.76 GHz	4.71 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked)	5,835.1	5,406.6
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	5.05 GHz	4.59 GHz
power consumption
TDP	95W	77W
Annual home energy cost	41.8 $/year	38.81 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	111.78 $/year	106 $/year
Performance per watt	7.53 pt/W	4.69 pt/W
Idle power consumption	74W	67W
Peak power consumption	127.6W	121W
Typical power consumption	114.2W	107.5W
bus
Architecture	DMI	DMI
Number of links	1	1
Transfer rate	5,000 MT/s	5,000 MT/s

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Intel Core i7 2600K vs i5 3570K