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: 41.18

Overall Rank:
2120th fastest in multithreading out of 5150 CPUs
1588th fastest in single threading out of 5150 CPUs
594th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $119.95 USD (2025-06-17)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4939

Single Thread Rating

2044

Samples: 5174*
*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	15,725 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,513 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,578 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,256 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,491 KBytes/Sec
Physics	393 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,760 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,044 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$183.69 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,660
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,299
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,018
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,151
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,484
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,165
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		4,939

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F		186.45
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		156.70
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		129.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.46
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		41.18
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 17th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
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
BL2692512 - Jun 12 2025		5096
BL2691436 - Jun 12 2025		3082
BL2691276 - Jun 12 2025		5191
BL2691153 - Jun 12 2025		4828
BL2688097 - Jun 11 2025		5047

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 17th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		4,939
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,965 (+0.5%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3570		5,456 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		5,372 (+8.8%)
Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,273 (-13.5%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,113 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,785 (-3.1%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,670 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,517 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,398 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,300 (-12.9%)
AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i5-3570		4,091 (-17.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i5-3570		3,802 (-23.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,483
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,152
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,302
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,485
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,805
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,768
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,656
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,521
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,493
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		615

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