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Intel Core i5-3550S vs Intel Core i5-3570. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i5-3550S
Intel Core i5-3550S
Released
Q2/2012
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Intel Core i5-3570
Intel Core i5-3570

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-3550S or Intel Core i5-3570? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-3550S has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Intel Core i5-3570 has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 77 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1681 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 77 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-3550S CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    798 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1521 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    900 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1030 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 12% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-3570 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    361 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    317 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    607 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    565 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    807 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    882 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1517 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    386 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    387 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    201 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    370 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    317 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    715 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000 left arrow Intel Core i 3000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 2500 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 2500
  • GPU frequency
    0.65 GHz left arrow 0.65 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 6
  • Shader
    48 left arrow 48
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 7
  • DirectX Version
    11.0 left arrow 11.0
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q2/2012
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-3570 and Intel Core i5-3550S. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-3550S and Intel Core i5-3570 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 77 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-3550S and Intel Core i5-3550S, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge S left arrow Ivy Bridge S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1155 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q2/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-3550S and Intel Core i5-3570.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
110
Intel Core i5-3550S
110
Intel Core i5-3570

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