Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3570 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 77 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570 CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i5-3570 CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 87.17

Overall Rank:
2183rd fastest in multithreading out of 5272 CPUs
1631st fastest in single threading out of 5272 CPUs
596th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $56.68 USD (2025-07-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4941

Single Thread Rating

2044

Samples: 5216*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,348
Thread: 2,034

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	15,724 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,514 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,572 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,257 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,511 KBytes/Sec
Physics	393 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,761 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,044 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$56.68 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,622
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,009
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,431
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,494
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,155
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,149
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		4,941

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		229.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.86
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		162.54
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.62
Intel Core i9-13900K		135.07
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		87.17
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.50
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,898
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		2,044

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2767934 - Jul 16 2025		3436
BL2766512 - Jul 15 2025		5109
BL2765521 - Jul 15 2025		5076
BL2761047 - Jul 13 2025		5127
BL2760561 - Jul 13 2025		5215

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		4,941
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,669 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,305 (-12.9%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,218 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		5,580 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		5,497 (+11.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,674 (-5.4%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3570		3,909 (-20.9%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3570		3,707 (-25.0%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-3570		2,989 (-39.5%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-3570		2,868 (-41.9%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		5,697 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,912 (-0.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,566
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,475
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,880
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,798
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,620
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,530
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,467
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		615

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