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Intel Core i5-3570K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i5-3570K
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
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What's the best choice Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD Ryzen 9 5950X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-3570K has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 77 W. Released in Q2/2012.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 16 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in 2020-11-05.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    244 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    77 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    310 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    282 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    445 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    371 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    575 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    551 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    577 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    609 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1109 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    142 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    386 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    381 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    317 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    346 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    316 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    562 place
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    24 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    12 more cores

    16 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 29 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.9 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    50 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    25 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    32 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    23 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    10 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    97 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    18 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    15 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 16
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 4.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    11.0 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow -
  • Generation
    7 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    650 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1150 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow -
  • Shader
    128 left arrow -
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Intel Core i5-3570K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-3570K and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 90 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    77 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 142 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 105 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-3570K and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge S left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 8 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 64 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow 2020-11-05
  • Socket
    LGA 1155 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Vermeer

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i5-3570K

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

More results: 10

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

Cinebench 2026 / single core with SMT

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 511 points System: 5950X, RX 7900 GRE, 32 GB
CPU / power label: 5950X, RX 7900 GRE, 32 GB
Source minimum runtime: 0 minutes.
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench 2024 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 1625 points System: Ryzen 9 5950X, 64 GB
CPU / power label: Ryzen 9 5950X, 64 GB
Source minimum runtime: 0 minutes.
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench 2024 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 102 points System: Ryzen 9 5950X, 64 GB
CPU / power label: Ryzen 9 5950X, 64 GB
Source minimum runtime: 0 minutes.
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R23 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 28782 points System: CB: Ryzen 9 5950X @ Stock
CPU / power label: CB: Ryzen 9 5950X @ Stock
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R23 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 1684 points System: CB: Ryzen 9 5950X @ Stock
CPU / power label: CB: Ryzen 9 5950X @ Stock
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 10435 points System: CB: Ryzen 9 5950X @Stock
CPU / power label: CB: Ryzen 9 5950X @Stock
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 649 points System: CB: Ryzen 9 5950X @Stock
CPU / power label: CB: Ryzen 9 5950X @Stock
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-3570K and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

731.000000
Intel Core i5-3570K
1639.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

2780.000000
Intel Core i5-3570K
28641.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

275.000000
Intel Core i5-3570K
647.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1041.000000
Intel Core i5-3570K
10428.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

132.000000
Intel Core i5-3570K
277.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

510.000000
Intel Core i5-3570K
4569.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

849.000000
Intel Core i5-3570K
1657.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2866.000000
Intel Core i5-3570K
16942.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

7065.000000
Intel Core i5-3570K
46021.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

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