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    Intel Core i7-2600 vs Intel Core i5-3570K

    Intel Core i7-2600
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
    Intel Core i7-2600
    Intel Core i5-3570K
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
    Intel Core i5-3570K

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i7-2600
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-3570K
      109%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i7-2600
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-3570K
      118%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i7-2600
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-3570K
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2600

    None

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3570K

    18% higher single threaded performance.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 9% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i5-3570K

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-3570K

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i7-2600Intel Core i5-3570K
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    TXT
    VT-x
    VT-d
    Hyper-Threading AES-NI
    AES-NI

    Architecture

    Intel Core i7-2600Intel Core i5-3570K
    ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameSandy BridgevsIvy Bridge
    Release DateJan 2011vsApr 2012

    Cores

    Intel Core i7-2600Intel Core i5-3570K
    Cores4vs4
    Threads8vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 4000

    Cache

    Intel Core i7-2600Intel Core i5-3570K
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i7-2600Intel Core i5-3570K
    SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvs67°C
    PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
    Die Size216mm²vs160mm²
    Process32 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i7-2600Intel Core i5-3570K
    Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs3400 MHz
    Turbo Clock3800 MHzvs3800 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvs1.2 V
    TDP95 Wvs77 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i7-2600
      3800 points
    • Intel Core i5-3570K
      3914 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i7-2600
      16320 points
    • Intel Core i5-3570K
      14008 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i7-2600
      10998
    • Intel Core i5-3570K
      10827

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i7-2600
      3104
    • Intel Core i5-3570K
      3721

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i7-2600
      11841
    • Intel Core i5-3570K
      12066

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i7-2600
      2865
    • Intel Core i5-3570K
      3367

    points - higher is better

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