Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Socket H2

Overview

The Intel Core i5-3570K is a Quad Core processors that features 22nm 3-D Tri-Gate transistors delivering a great combination of performance and power efficiency. The i5-3570K also sports a 6MB L3 Cache and has an integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000.

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 10 expert reviews

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4
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Last revision on January 26, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Improved graphics and Quick Sync capabilities
Decent power consumption
Quad Core Performance
Turbo Boost Technology
Optimized for Windows 7 and 8
6MB (Shared) L3 Cache
Unlocked, 22nm Processor
1600MHz DDR3 Support
Intel Quick Sync
New Security Features
77W TDP

Reviewers Didn't Like

Our ES chip gets very toasty under load
Not a huge leap over the Core i5 2500K
Temperatures surprisingly high with 1.3V and beyond

Expert reviews and ratings

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By WCCFTech on July 11, 2013

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By micromart.co.uk on April 08, 2013

The advantage of Hyper-Threading makes the Intel Core i7-3770K the most powerful processor of the Ivy Bridge series. With its larger cache and Hyper-Threading, it was able to win this comparison against its smaller brother. It also ran cooler than our...

By techPowerUp! on March 01, 2013

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Intel has confirmed its status as leader in the market for desktop computer CPUs with a new generation of processors that are faster and less power-hungry than their predecessors. Although the gain in performance isn't enormous, it's certainly still...

By DigitalVersus on May 04, 2012

Despite the higher-than-expected cost and higher operating temperatures, the Core i5-3570K is a worthy successor to the Core i5-2500K. It's noticeably faster, more power efficient, has a more powerful IGP and combined with a Z77 chipset motherboard,...

By Bit-tech.net on May 01, 2012

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By HEXUS.net on April 26, 2012

This is it. The biggie. The replacement for our favourite CPU of the past year or so. The new quad-core Intel Core i5 3570K, one of two new processors from Intel's new 22nm Ivy Bridge family of CPUs, has plenty to prove. Our old favourite that sets the...

By TechRadar on April 23, 2012

Our series of gaming performance articles where we take one CPU and put it up against another one and run a series of game benchmarks, is very well known...

By Ocaholic on July 01, 2014

After taking a little additional time with the latest beta Catalyst drivers and the Thief patch, we tested them on an Intel based system running on a 3570K CPU. The system was tested at base speeds and during an easy overclock. Previous testing with...

By Legit Reviews on April 27, 2014

When scrolling through the comments regarding our CPU gaming performance articles, quite a few of you guys were asking if for once, we could compare not only two but three generations. Today we're giving this a shot but it turned out that especially the...

By Ocaholic on November 15, 2013

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