Once again Intel sets the pace in competition for performance and power efficiency with the 3rd Generation Intel Core processors, codenamed Ivy Bridge. Built on the market-leading previous generation Sandy Bridge architecture, the state-of-the-art Ivy Bridge not only continues the excellence in all aspects with Intel Hyper-Threading technology, Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Smart Cache, but pushes the pace a step farther with groundbreaking 22nm 3D transistor technology, which delivers an unprecedented combination of performance and power efficiency, and a couple of key refinement. The built-in visual is another leap offering you enhanced media and graphics. The Ivy Bridge IGP also supports DirectX 11 and OpenCL 1.1 to deliver incredibly detailed gaming and better heterogeneous computing performance.
The Intel Core i5-3570K packs four cores with Turbo Boost 2.0 technology to deliver incredible PC and visual experiences for all of your favorite activities—whether you’re creating, sharing, exploring, or gaming. Its unlocked multiplier allows you to freely adjust the frequency when used with compatible motherboard, pushing the performance to a new level and pumping the max out of your investment.
Intel 22nm 3-D TransistorThe 3rd Generation Intel Core processors employ the world's first 3-D transistor manufactured at 22nm. Intel's 3-D Tri-Gate transistor uses three gates wrapped around the silicon channel in a 3-D structure, enabling an unprecedented combination of performance and energy efficiency, and ensuring that the pace of technology advancement consumers expect can continue for years to come.
Evolved GraphicsBuilt-in visual features such as the Intel Quick Sync Video 2.0 and Intel Clear Video HD Technology enable compelling user experiences across a wide range of intelligent systems. Whether your application involves medical imaging, video surveillance, or HD media playback, the 3rd generation Intel Core processors support smooth visuals, quick digital image downloads, high-density media processing, and synchronous video streams. The support for DirectX 11, OpenCL 1.1 and OpenGL 3.1 takes your gaming and computing experience to a brand new level.
Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0Designed to increase performance of both multi-threaded and single-threaded workloads, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 allows the processor core to opportunistically and automatically run faster than its rated operating frequency/render clock if it is operating below power, temperature, and current limits. Furthermore, the processor can optimize both processor and Processor Graphics performance by managing power for the overall package, allowing an increase in the render core frequency and increased graphics performance for graphics intensive workloads.
INTEL SMART CACHEThis large last-level cache enables dynamic and efficient allocation of shared cache to all cores to match the needs of various applications for ultra-efficient data storage and manipulation.
Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel AVX)Intel AVX is a new 256 bit instruction set extension to SSE and is designed for applications that are Floating Point (FP) intensive. Intel AVX improves performance due to wider vectors, new extensible syntax, and rich functionality. This results in better management of data and general purpose applications like image, audio/video processing, scientific simulations, financial analytics and 3D modeling and analysis.
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Increasing manageability, security, and flexibility in IT environments, virtualization technologies like hardware-assisted Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) combined with software-based virtualization solutions provide maximum system utilization by consolidating multiple environments into a single server or PC. By abstracting the software away from the underlying hardware, a world of new usage models opens up that reduce costs, increase management efficiency, strengthen security, while making your computing infrastructure more resilient in the event of a disaster.
Learn more about the Core i5-3570K
Model
Brand
Intel
Processors Type
Desktop
Series
Core i5 3rd Gen
Name
Core i5-3570K
Model
BX80637I53570K
Details
CPU Socket Type
LGA 1155
Core Name
Ivy Bridge
# of Cores
Quad-Core
# of Threads
4
Operating Frequency
3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo)
DMI
5 GT/s
L2 Cache
4 x 256KB
L3 Cache
6MB
Manufacturing Tech
22nm
64-Bit Support
Yes
Hyper-Threading Support
No
Integrated Memory Controller Speed
Dual-channel DDR3 Memory Controller supports DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1600 memory
Pros: Price just dropped $10.00 on this making it an even better value. This chip takes care of the needs of the majority of users and for gaming, anything else over this is going to waste really. It's the highest end of the midline of Intel's desktop chips and for the current price of $209.99 you can't beat the value. Regardless of what others say, it's clearly superior to AMD's highest end desktop chip; even when overclocked to a lesser extent than the AMD. Only one gaming title where the AMD 8 core did better and it was in BF3 multiplayer and even then it was only by a small percentage. In al other titles this chip did better; Supreme Commander 2, Far Cry 3, Crysis 2/3, Skyrim, Dirt 3, Witcher 2 & Metro 2033.
Cons: None; get yours today :)
Overall Review: Wish there was a similarly priced option on the 2011 socket. This is holding me over until Ivy Bridge-E.
Pros: Nothing beats a good solid quad core CPU, and in the days of hex and octo core CPUs there's really nothing better than this for a gaming rig or any other kind of rig for that matter. Dropped it into a Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H board, disabled the HD 4000 (so I could use my GPU) and this thing screams. It's running circles around my old CPU and it's getting better numbers than any CPU I've owned before it. Even the HD4000 is getting better numbers than a cheap Radeon GPU I was using - that is pretty impressive. I've only not tried Intel one time and I have regretted it - I'll stick with Intel on all my builds from now on - Sandy and Ivy are king and queen as far as I'm concerned.
Cons: None so far!
Overall Review: This is the rest of the build:
Corsair Graphite 600T
PC Power & Cooling Silencer MKII 950W
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H
Intel Core i5-3570K (running at stock speeds for now)
EVGA Supercooler M020
16GB Corsair XMS RAM 1600MHz 1.5V
Intel 320 SSD
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB
Sapphire Radeon HD 7870
Pros: This CPU has been excellent for gaming as well as compression. I specifically chose this for the speed increase over even some comparable i7 models due to the quickness of compressing and decompressing files.
CPU hasn't limited me in terms of VM spin ups, gaming with newer games where my GPU is more limited than the CPU.
Cons: Downside being it uses a bit more power than the new chipset. It's still great and possibly worth it for the price but bear in mind the power usage over a few years could calculate to savings using the newer chipset.,
Pros: Unlocked, so you can over-clock it if you so desire.
Affordable for its performance range.
Smokin' fast.
Comes with the stock Intel heat sink/fan, which works fine if you're not OC'ing.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: I swapped out from a PhenomIIX4 955 BE, and the CPU WEI jumped from 7.3 to 7.8; Novabench also showed a significant bump in performance. For cooling I'm using a Corsair H80 so I didn't have to install the stock heatsink/fan, but I've never had any problems with them in the past, on several computers.
This is a great processor.
Pros: * Fast
*Low Vcore requirements for relatively high frequencies
*"Latest and greatest" technology
*Great overall overclocker
Cons: Integrated heat spreader (shiny CPU surface) is separated from the CPU die by a cheap thermal paste rather than fluxless solder as it has been with previous iterations of mid-high end Intel chips. This, in effect, limits die-to-IHS thermal transference potential. In short, at higher vcore and frequencies, the chip will heat up exponentially past a certain MHz/voltage threshold.
Overall Review: I jumped from E8400 C2D, which was my daily driver at 3.8GHZ from 3.0 stock for about 5 years. Change was most certainly noticeable, literally, about twice the performance gain. We're talking specific computing tasks that involve lots of math and rocket surgery. I still use 260GTX, but my gaming performance has improved greatly as well. I can now run Skyrim on ultra at 45-60 FPS with vsync.
I may be lucky, but my chip accepts vcore of 1.167@4.5GHZ Prime95 smallTFT tested for 8 hours.
Pros: Easy install. Extremely fast CPU, enormous speed increase over previous Q9505 system.
Cons: No hyperthreading, although for gamers--which I feel is this CPU's real target market--that may actually be a plus, as HT can slow some games by a couple of percentage points. The stock cooler isn't any better than Intel coolers usually are--I recommend getting a decent aftermarket cooler, especially if you ever plan to overclock the chip. I am using the Cooler Master V8 and seeing core temps ranging from 29 C at idle up to 60 C under sustained heavy load.
Overall Review: Four very fast cores--very pleased. I had read about some users having unpleasant scraping or crunching sounds occur when installing, but I didn't encounter anything like that.
Pros: What can I say. It's a processor, it processes. It does this much faster than my Core 2 Quad while running cooler. Ran Intel Burn Test and it didn't break a sweat even with the tiny stock cooler.
Cons: No hyperthreading...who cares.
Overall Review: The tiny heatsink is a bit disconcerting, usually these things just get bigger over time, not smaller.
Pros: Price just dropped $10.00 on this making it an even better value. This chip takes care of the needs of the majority of users and for gaming, anything else over this is going to waste really. It's the highest end of the midline of Intel's desktop chips and for the current price of $209.99 you can't beat the value. Regardless of what others say, it's clearly superior to AMD's highest end desktop chip; even when overclocked to a lesser extent than the AMD. Only one gaming title where the AMD 8 core did better and it was in BF3 multiplayer and even then it was only by a small percentage. In al other titles this chip did better; Supreme Commander 2, Far Cry 3, Crysis 2/3, Skyrim, Dirt 3, Witcher 2 & Metro 2033.
Cons: None; get yours today :)
Overall Review: Wish there was a similarly priced option on the 2011 socket. This is holding me over until Ivy Bridge-E.