Intel Core i5-2550K vs Intel Core i5-3570K

Intel Core i5-2550K $235
Intel Core i5-3570K $235
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1155
Socket
LGA 1155
iGPU
No GPU
- -
iGPU
HD 4000 1150MHz
290 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 12% slower vs Core i5-3570K
  • 14% faster vs Core i5-2550K
Core i5-2550K - GB6S 600
x1
Core i5-3570K - GB6S 685
x1.14

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 3% faster vs Core i5-3570K
  • 3% slower vs Core i5-2550K
Core i5-2550K - GB6M 2,125
x1.03
Core i5-3570K - GB6M 2,055
x1
  • 17% slower vs Core i5-3570K
  • 20% faster vs Core i5-2550K
Core i5-2550K - 21.3GB/s
x1
Core i5-3570K - 25.6GB/s
x1.2
  • 23% higher vs Core i5-3570K
  • 19% lower vs Core i5-2550K
Core i5-2550K - 95W
x1.23
Core i5-3570K - 77W
x1
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Ivy Bridge
Family
Core 2nd Gen
Family
Core 3rd Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge-HE-4
Sandy Bridge-4C-GT2
Codename
Ivy Bridge
Ivy Bridge-HE-4
Ivy Bridge-4C-GT2
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/1/2012
Release Date
4/1/2012
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Node
32nm
Node
22nm
Die Size
216 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
Transistor Count
1.2 Billion
Transistor Count
1.4 Billion
4 Cores
4 Cores
4 Threads
4 Threads
3.4GHz
3.8GHz Boost
3.4GHz
3.8GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L3
6MB Shared
12-way set associative
L3
6MB Shared
12-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
32GB
Max Memory
32GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
667MHz
Transfer Rate
1333MT/s
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
10.7GB/s
Bandwidth
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
TDP
95W
TDP
77W
Temp
73°C TCase
Temp
67°C TCase
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 115x-Cu
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 115x-Cu
PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
No GPU
-
-
- -
HD 4000 1150MHz
128 Shaders
1150MHz
290 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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