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.
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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: 78.21

Overall Rank:
2602nd fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
1983rd fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
680th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $62.99 USD (2025-12-31)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4927

Single Thread Rating

2038

Samples: 5788*
*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	15,634 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,470 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,467 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,261 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,268 KBytes/Sec
Physics	389 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,760 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,038 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,191
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,056
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,570
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,538
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		4,927

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		173.01
Intel Core i9-14900K		154.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		147.45
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		92.45
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		80.56
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		78.21
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		2,038

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3757080 - Oct 03 2026		5447
BL3756195 - Oct 03 2026		5236
BL3755737 - Oct 03 2026		5008
BL3755295 - Oct 02 2026		5145
BL3755185 - Oct 02 2026		4954

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 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		4,927
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,966 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,655 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,330 (-12.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		5,590 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		5,486 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		5,226 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,697 (-4.7%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3570		3,849 (-21.9%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i5-3570		2,972 (-39.7%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-3570		2,859 (-42.0%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs Intel Core i5-3570		2,623 (-46.8%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		5,595 (+13.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,463
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,689
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,504
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,054
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		611

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