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Intel Core i5 3570
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Released May, 2012
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
5.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
 | Much better performance per dollar 4.66 pt/$ | | Much lower typical power consumption 56.06W |
| | Much better performance per watt 13.51 pt/W | | Slightly more l3 cache 8 MB |
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Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3570
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
7 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i5 3570
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz |
| | Higher turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz | | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.02 GHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E3-1220 v2 vs 3570 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 7 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better performance per dollar | 4.66 pt/$ | vs | 3.04 pt/$ | Around 55% better performance per dollar | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 56.06W | vs | 107.5W | Around 50% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 13.51 pt/W | vs | 4.22 pt/W | Around 3.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Slightly more l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 6 MB | Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 16.62 $/year | vs | 38.81 $/year | 2.3x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 60.44 $/year | vs | 106 $/year | Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | Around 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.02 GHz | vs | 3.45 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,989 | vs | 1,806 | More than 10% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs Core i5 3570
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E3-1220 v2 | vs | Core i5 3570 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| 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 | 69W | 77W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 16.62 $/year | 38.81 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 60.44 $/year | 106 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 13.51 pt/W | 4.22 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 56.06W | 107.5W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Xeon E3-1220 v2 | vs | Core i5 3570 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 31 | 34 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 1 | 10 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.45 GHz | 4.02 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | 4.22 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.45 GHz | 4.02 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.x | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,150 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 33,556.48 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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