Intel Core i5-3570S vs Intel Core i7-4790K

Intel Core i5-3570S
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2012
Intel Core i5-3570S
Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2014
Intel Core i7-4790K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-3570S
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    148%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-3570S
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    132%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-3570S
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    164%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3570S

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4790K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 32% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 64% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 48% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-4790K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4790K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-4790K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4790K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-3570SIntel Core i7-4790K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
AVX2
HTT
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i5-3570SIntel Core i7-4790K
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameIvy BridgevsHaswell
Release DateJun 2012vsMay 2014

Cores

Intel Core i5-3570SIntel Core i7-4790K
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2500vsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i5-3570SIntel Core i7-4790K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-3570SIntel Core i7-4790K
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp69°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12Cvs
Die Size133mm²vs177mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-3570SIntel Core i7-4790K
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs4000 MHz
Turbo Clock3800 MHzvs4400 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs88 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-3570S
    3914 points
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    4928 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-3570S
    12772 points
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    21504 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-3570S
    9440
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    15488

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-3570S
    3022
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    4016

points - higher is better