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Intel Core i5-3570 vs i7-4790K

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Intel Core i5-3570 advantages

  • The Intel Core i5-3570 is 13% more energy efficient.
  • The official price of the processor is much lower than the price of the i7-4790K microprocessor.

Intel Core i7-4790K advantages

  • One of the distinctive features of the Intel i7-4790K CPU is Hyper-Threading technology. This feature allows each CPU core to execute two threads simultaneously.
  • Operating frequency of the processor is higher than the frequency of the Intel i5-3570.
  • The Intel Core i7-4790K supports AVX2 and FMA3 instructions. Although these extensions are not extensively used by programs yet, their support should improve in future apps.
  • The clock multiplier on the microprocessor is not locked. The CPU can be freely overclocked on most motherboards when greater performance is needed. Be aware that overclocking can void microprocessor warranty.

i5-3570 vs i7-4790K specifications comparison

The graphs below compare the most important characteristics of the Intel Core i7-4790K and i5-3570 microprocessors. These features, as well as an IPC (instructions per cycle) number, determine how well a processor performs. The "Number of cores / threads" graph displays the number of cores (darker area). Lighter area on the graph corresponds to the number of extra threads, offered by Hyper-Threading technology. The "Operating frequency" chart uses dark color to represent base frequency, whereas lighter area is for additional frequency, provided by Turbo feature. Darker area on the "On-chip cache" graph is for the On-chip L2 cache. Lighter area is for the L3 cache cache. While the L3 cache cache is usually larger than the On-chip L2 cache, it is always slower.

The number of cores / threads
9
7.2
5.4
3.6
1.8
0
 
 
4
 
8
 
 
Higher is better
Operating frequency
5
4
3
2
1
0
 
 
3.8GHz
 
4.4GHz
 
 
Higher is better
On-chip L2 + L3 cache
10
8
6
4
2
0
 
 
7MB
 
9MB
 
 
Higher is better
Thermal Design Power
100
80
60
40
20
0
 
 
77W
 
88W
 
 
Lower is better
Current official price
400
320
240
160
80
0
 
 
$205
 
$339
 
 
Lower is better
 

  - Intel Core i5-3570       - Intel Core i7-4790K

Detailed side by side comparison of i5-3570 vs Core i7-4790K specs can be found in the "Specifications" tab.


Pros and Cons summary

Core i5-3570 Core i7-4790K
General recommendations:
Needs less power,
Somewhat lower official price
  General recommendations:
Handles more simultaneous threads,
Clocked higher,
Features AVX2 / FMA3 instructions,
Effortless overclocking for better performance

Drawbacks:

Executes fewer threads,
Clocked lower,
Lacks some instructions
 

Drawbacks:

Requires more power,
Priced considerably higher

Similar processors

Core i5-3570 Core i7-4790K
   

Similar processors use the same socket and architecture as Intel i5-3570 and i7-4790K, but their performance and other characteristics are slightly different.

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Specifications

Please visit Intel Core i5-3570 and Intel Core i7-4790K pages for more detailed specifications of both microprocessors.

 Intel Core i5-3570Intel Core i7-4790K
Market segmentDesktop
ManufacturerIntel
FamilyCore i5Core i7
Basic details
Model numberi5-3570i7-4790K
CPU part numberCM8063701093103CM8064601710501
Box part numberBX80637I53570
BXC80637I53570
BX80646I74790K
BXC80646I74790K
BXF80646I74790K
Introduction dateJune 3, 2012June 2, 2014
Current official price$205 (as of May 2014)$339 (as of Sep 2014)
 
CPU features
Core nameIvy BridgeDevil's Canyon
MicroarchitectureIvy BridgeHaswell
Technology (micron)0.022
Data width (bits)64
SocketSocket 1155Socket 1150
Frequency (MHz)34004000
Turbo Frequency (MHz)3800 / 3800 / 3700 / 36004400
Clock Multiplier3440
L1 cache128 KB (code) / 128 KB (data)
L2 cache (KB)1024
L3 cache (KB)61448192
Max temperature (°C)67.472.72
TDP (Watt)7788
Cores4
Threads48
Multiprocessing1
 
Instruction set extensions
AES / Advanced Encryption Standard+
AMD64 / EM64T 64-bit technology+
AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions+
AVX2 / Advanced Vector Extensions 2-+
F16C / 16-bit Floating-Point conversion+
FMA3 / 3-operand Fused Multiply-Add-+
MMX+
SSE+
SSE2+
SSE3+
SSE4.1+
SSE4.2+
SSSE3 / Supplemental SSE3+
TSX / Transactional Synchronization Extensions-+
 
Supported technologies
Hyper-Threading-+
PowerNow! / Enhanced SpeedStep+
Trusted Execution+-
Turbo Core / Turbo Boost+
Unlocked multiplier-+
Virtualization+
Virus Protection / Execute Disable bit+
 
Integrated Graphics
GPU TypeHD 2500HD 4600
Base frequency (MHz)650350
Maximum frequency (MHz)11501250
The number of supported displays3
 
Integrated Memory Controller(s)
The number of controllers1
Memory channels2
Supported memoryDDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth (GB/s)25.6
Notes:

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For detailed specifications of "Intel Core i5-3570" or "Intel Core i7-4790K" parts please click on the links in the table header.

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