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Intel Core i5-3570K vs Pentium G870


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Intel Core i5-3570K advantages



Intel Core i5-3570K

  • In single-threaded tasks, the CPU is 29% faster.
  • Multi-threaded performance of the processor is better.
  • In memory-intensive programs, the i5-3570K microprocessor is 51% faster.
  • Graphics performance of this processor is higher.
  • The microprocessor features AES extension to the instruction set, used to accelerate AES encryption and decryption. The instructions are valuable if you run applications, that secure your disk or network data.
  • The CPU incorporates AVX and F16C instructions, that were introduced in the recent past. These extensions are not broadly used in programs yet, however their support should improve in future applications.
  • The processor has unlocked multiplier. Hence, the CPU can be easily overclocked on most motherboards to get better performance.


Intel Pentium G870 advantages



Intel Pentium G870

  • The microprocessor has 16% lower power consumption than the Core i5-3570K.
  • The processor is priced 67% cheaper.
  • The Pentium G870 microprocessor has 101% better price/performance ratio than the Core i5-3570K processor.


i5-3570K vs G870 performance comparison

The charts in the table below demonstrate performance of Core i5-3570K and Pentium G870 CPUs in different task types. The numbers for 'Single-threaded performance', 'Multi-threaded performance' and 'Discrete Graphics performance' charts are calculated as an average of several related benchmarks, that you can view in the "Benchmarks" tab. As a result, performance in individual benchmarks may be higher or lower than what you see in the charts on this page. The 'Overall performance' chart shows an average of all-around performance benchmarks, and benchmarks, specific to each type of program. The 'Price-performance ratio' displays how much more performance you will get per dollar spent. This ratio does not include the cost of other system parts.

Single-threaded performance
2
1.6
1.2
0.8
0.4
0		  
 
1.29
  
1
  
 
Higher is better
Multi-threaded performance
3
2.4
1.8
1.2
0.6
0		  
 
2.25
  
1
  
 
Higher is better
Memory-intensive applications
2
1.6
1.2
0.8
0.4
0		  
 
1.51
  
1
  
 
Higher is better
Discrete Graphics performance
2
1.6
1.2
0.8
0.4
0		  
 
1.05
  
1
  
 
Higher is better
Overall performance
2
1.6
1.2
0.8
0.4
0		  
 
1.49
  
1
  
 
Higher is better
Price / performance ratio
3
2.4
1.8
1.2
0.6
0		  
 
1
  
2.01
  
 
Higher is better

  - Intel Core i5-3570K       - Intel Pentium G870

Exhaustive list of benchmarks, that show difference in performance between Intel Core i5-3570K and G870 in various types of tests, can be seen in the "Benchmarks" tab.



i5-3570K vs G870 power consumption and price comparison

Thermal Design Power
90
72
54
36
18
0		  
 
77W
  
65W
  
 
Lower is better
Current official price
300
240
180
120
60
0		  
 
$225
  
$75
  
 
Lower is better
  

Detailed side by side comparison of i5-3570K vs G870 specs can be found in the "Specifications" tab. Much more detailed comparison of internal features of both processors you will find in the "CPUIDs" tab.



Pros and Cons summary

 
Core i5-3570KPentium G870

General recommendations:
Faster overall,
Performs insignificantly better in graphics programs,
Features AVX / F16C instructions,
Can be effortlessly overclocked
General recommendations:
Somewhat more energy efficient,
Much lower official price,
Significantly better price / performance ratio

Drawbacks:
Less energy efficient,
Significantly more expensive,
Considerably worse price / performance ratio
Drawbacks:
Somewhat slow,
Performs slightly worse in graphics tasks,
Lacks some instructions


Similar processors

 
Core i5-3570KPentium G870

Similar microprocessors use the same socket and architecture as i5-3570K and Intel Pentium G870.

Specifications

 Intel Core i5-3570KIntel Pentium G870
 Basic details
Market segmentDesktop
ManufacturerIntel
FamilyIntel Core i5Intel Pentium Dual-Core
Model numberi5-3570KG870
CPU part numberCM8063701211800CM8062307260115
Box part numberBX80637I53570K
BXC80637I53570K		BX80623G870
Introduction dateApril 23, 2012June 3, 2012
Current official price$225 (as of Apr 2013)$75 (as of Jan 2013)
 
 CPU features
Core nameIvy BridgeSandy Bridge
MicroarchitectureIvy BridgeSandy Bridge
Technology (micron)0.0220.032
Data width (bits)64
SocketSocket 1155
Frequency (MHz)34003100
Turbo Frequency (MHz)3800 / 3800 / 3700 / 3600 
Clock Multiplier3431
L1 cache128 KB (code) / 128 KB (data)64 KB (code) / 64 KB (data)
L2 cache (KB)1024512
L3 cache (KB)61443072
Max temperature (°C) 69.1
TDP (Watt)7765
Cores42
Threads42
Multiprocessing1
 
 Instruction set extensions
AES / Advanced Encryption Standard+-
AMD64 / EM64T 64-bit technology+
AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions+-
F16C / 16-bit Floating-Point conversion+-
MMX+
SSE+
SSE2+
SSE3+
SSE4.1+
SSE4.2+
SSSE3 / Supplemental SSE3+
 
 Supported technologies
PowerNow! / Enhanced SpeedStep+
Turbo Core / Turbo Boost+-
Unlocked multiplier+-
Virtualization+
Virus Protection / Execute Disable bit+
 
 Integrated Graphics
GPU TypeHD 4000HD (Sandy Bridge)
Base frequency (MHz)650850
Maximum frequency (MHz)11501100
 
 Integrated Memory Controller(s)
The number of controllers1
Memory channels2
Supported memoryDDR3-1333
DDR3-1600		DDR3-1066
DDR3-1333

Notes:

Rows with different specifications or features are highlighted.

For detailed specifications of "Intel Core i5-3570K" or "Intel Pentium G870" parts please click on the links in the table header.

Benchmarks

MB, RAM and VID fields in the tables below identify components used to benchmark processors: MB - motherboard, RAM - memory, VID - video card. Explanation of numbers for these components is provided below all benchmark graphs. Processors in the benchmark tables are assigned the following colors:
     

    Intel Core i5-3570K

    Intel Pentium G870


3DMark03 CPU score benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
69.8%111

3DMark03 game score benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
97.9%111

3DMark06 3DMark score benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
88.9%111

3DMark06 CPU score benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
47.6%111

3DMark2001 score benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
77.4%111

7Zip compressing/decompressing speed benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
85.7%111

Apache web server - dynamic pages benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
86.7%111

Apache web server - static pages benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
47.0%111

Blowfish encryption benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
39.4%111

CINEBENCH R10 CPU score benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
43.6%111

CINEBENCH R10 CPU score (1 core) benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
76.4%111

CINEBENCH R10 OpenGL score benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
75.7%111

    Intel Core i5-3570K

    Intel Pentium G870


CINEBENCH R10 render time (seconds) benchmark

< Shorter is betterMBRAMVID
100%111
43.6%111

CrystalMark ALU benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
41.1%111

CrystalMark FPU benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
39.9%111

CrystalMark Memory benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
75.0%111

Euler3D benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
54.8%111

FLAC encoding - multiple processes benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
41.9%111

FLAC encoding - single process benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
79.2%111

Fritz Chess Benchmark benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
43.2%111

H.264 video encoding - multiple processes benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
41.1%111

H.264 video encoding - multithreaded benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
49.9%111

H.264 video encoding - single process benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
76.5%111

LAME MP3 encoding - multiple processes benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
42.0%111

    Intel Core i5-3570K

    Intel Pentium G870


LAME MP3 encoding - single process benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
79.6%111

MySQL 5.0.96 - selecting data benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
44.6%111

PCMark05 CPU score benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
62.3%111

PCMark05 Graphics score benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
98.6%111

PCMark05 Memory score benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
74.9%111

PCMark05 score benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
74.8%111

PCMark2002 CPU score benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
79.0%111

PCMark2002 Memory score benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
70.5%111

Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
41.7%111

Sandra MultiMedia Floating Point (it/s) benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
41.4%111

Sandra MultiMedia Integer (it/s) benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
42.2%111

Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
42.8%111

    Intel Core i5-3570K

    Intel Pentium G870


Sandra Whetstone SSE2 (MFLOPS) benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
41.8%111

Super PI (1M) benchmark

< Shorter is betterMBRAMVID
100%111
76.2%111

WinRAR compressing/decompressing speed benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
59.3%111

XVid video encoding - multiple processes benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
42.1%111

XVid video encoding - single process benchmark

Longer is better <MBRAMVID
100%111
76.2%111

wPrime v1.55 (32M) benchmark

< Shorter is betterMBRAMVID
100%111
42.0%111

MB - Motherboard(s):
1. ASUS ASUS P8P67

RAM - Memory:
1. 2 GB DUAL-CHANNEL CORSAIR TR3X3G1600C9 DDR3

VID - Video card(s):
1. MSI R6670 1GB GDDR5 (ATI RADEON)

CPUIDs

The table below compares two random CPUID records for Intel Core i5-3570K and Intel Pentium G870 microprocessors, that were submitted to our CPUID database. Please note that different steppings of Intel processors, identified by S-spec numbers or CPUID, may have slightly different features. For that reason the comparison table below only applies to CPUs with specific S-Spec number / CPUID.

  CPUID 1 CPUID 2
ManufacturerIntel
CPU FamilyCore i5Pentium Dual-Core
Model / Processor Numberi5-3570KG870
Frequency3391 MHz3110 MHz
CWID version0.40.5
Part numberCM8063701211800CM8062307260115
S-Spec / Stepping CodeSR0PMSR057
 
General information
VendorGenuineIntel
Processor name (BIOS) Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G870 @ 3.10GHz
Cores42
Logical processors42
Processor typeOriginal OEM Processor
CPUID signature306A9206A7
Family 6 (06h)
Model58 (03Ah)42 (02Ah)
Stepping 9 (09h) 7 (07h)
TLB/Cache details64-byte Prefetching
Data TLB0: 2-MB or 4-MB pages, 4-way associative, 32 entries
Data TLB: 4-KB Pages, 4-way set associative, 64 entries
Instruction TLB: 4-KB Pages, 4-way set associative, 128 entries
L2 TLB: 1-MB, 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Shared 2nd-level TLB: 4 KB pages, 4-way set associative, 512 entries
 
Cache
L1 data: Associativity8-way set associative
L1 data: CommentsDirect-mapped
L1 data: Line size64 bytes
L1 data: Size4 x 32 KB2 x 32 KB
L1 instruction: Associativity8-way set associative
L1 instruction: CommentsDirect-mapped
L1 instruction: Line size64 bytes
L1 instruction: Size4 x 32 KB2 x 32 KB
L2: Associativity8-way set associative
L2: CommentsNon-inclusive|Direct-mapped
L2: Line size64 bytes
L2: Size4 x 256 KB2 x 256 KB
L3: Associativity12-way set associative
L3: CommentsInclusive|Shared between all cores
L3: Line size64 bytes
L3: Size6 MB3 MB
 
Instruction set extensions
AES+-
AVX+-
F16C+-
MMX+
SSE+
SSE2+
SSE3+
SSE4.1+
SSE4.2+
SSSE3+
 
Additional instructions
CLFLUSH+
CMOV+
CMPXCHG16B+
CMPXCHG8B+
FXSAVE/FXRSTORE+
MONITOR/MWAIT+
PCLMULDQ+
POPCNT+
RDRAND+-
RDTSCP+
SYSENTER/SYSEXIT+
XSAVE / XRESTORE states+
 
Major features
64-bit / Intel 64+
Enhanced SpeedStep+
Intel Virtualization+
NX bit/XD-bit+
On-chip Floating Point Unit+
Turbo Boost+-
 
Other features
36-bit page-size extensions+
64-bit debug store+
Advanced programmable interrupt controller+
CPL qualified debug store+
Debug store+
Debugging extensions+
Digital Thermal Sensor capability+
LAHF / SAHF support in 64-bit mode+
Machine check architecture+
Machine check exception+
Memory-type range registers+
Model-specific registers+
Page attribute table+
Page global extension+
Page-size extensions (4MB pages)+
Pending break enable+
Perfmon and Debug capability+
Physical address extensions+
Power Limit Notification capability+
Process context identifiers+
Self-snoop+
TSC rate is ensured to be invariant across all states+
Thermal monitor+
Thermal monitor 2+
Thermal monitor and software controlled clock facilities+
Time stamp counter+
Timestamp counter deadline+
Virtual 8086-mode enhancements+
xTPR Update Control+

+ - feature is supported
- - feature is not supported
Features, not supported by all processors in the table, are not displayed

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  Ivy Bridge
  Pentium 4 800FSB
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