Intel Core i7-7700 vs Intel Core i5-3570K

Intel Core i7-7700
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
Intel Core i7-7700
Intel Core i5-3570K
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i5-3570K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-7700
    119%
  • Intel Core i5-3570K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-7700
    101%
  • Intel Core i5-3570K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-7700
    138%
  • Intel Core i5-3570K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-7700

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 38% 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 19% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3570K

None

Intel Core i7-7700

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-7700

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-7700

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-7700

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-7700Intel Core i5-3570K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-7700Intel Core i5-3570K
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsIvy Bridge
Release DateSep 2016vsApr 2012

Cores

Intel Core i7-7700Intel Core i5-3570K
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 630vsIntel HD 4000

Cache

Intel Core i7-7700Intel 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 i7-7700Intel Core i5-3570K
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp72°Cvs67°C
PackagevsFC-LGA12C
Die Sizeunknownvs160mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-7700Intel Core i5-3570K
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.2 V
TDP65 Wvs77 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-7700
    4320 points
  • Intel Core i5-3570K
    3914 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-7700
    20736 points
  • Intel Core i5-3570K
    14008 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

SuperPI 1M

  • Intel Core i7-7700
    10.24
  • Intel Core i5-3570K
    9.7

seconds - lower is better

wPrime 32

  • Intel Core i7-7700
    6.73
  • Intel Core i5-3570K
    9.69

seconds - lower is better

x264 Pass 1

  • Intel Core i7-7700
    181
  • Intel Core i5-3570K
    168

FPS - higher is better

x264 Pass 2

  • Intel Core i7-7700
    49
  • Intel Core i5-3570K
    33.6

FPS - higher is better