Intel i5 3570K Ivy Bridge review, specification, benchmarks

Intel's latest 22nm technology based Ivy Bridge CPUs are out and we are going to see the best CPU for gaming i.e the i5 3570K today. This is the best CPU if you are building a gaming rig, it is base clocked at 3.4GHz with 3.8 at turbo with a unlocked multiplier up to 63x. It has the normal 4 cores 4 threads which is plenty for any gaming needs. It has replaced the 2500K to becoming the No.1 CPU in our list for gaming in terms of price and performance. Well Ivy bridge do have advantages over Sandy Bridge, but they are not much so if you have a Sandy Bridge CPU then it is not worth it to upgrade to Ivy Bridge.

So let us see the important specifications of this CPU as shown on Intel's website.

Status	Launched
Launch Date	Q2'12
Processor Number	i5-3570K
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	4
Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.8 GHz
Intel® Smart Cache	6 MB
Bus/Core Ratio	34
DMI	5 GT/s
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	22 nm
Max TDP	77 W
Recommended Customer Price	$225 - $235

Detailed Specifications

Intel i5 3570K Specifications

These are the detailed specifications of the 3570K, the one thing I did not mention here is that 3570K comes with an Integrated GPU i.e HD 4000, this is a very good GPU capable of playing games like Battlefield 3 at medium settings. We will see the benchmarks of the HD 4000 in the next Page.

Status	Launched
Launch Date	Q2'12
Processor Number	i5-3570K
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	4
Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.8 GHz
Intel® Smart Cache	6 MB
Bus/Core Ratio	34
DMI	5 GT/s
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	22 nm
Max TDP	77 W
Recommended Customer Price	$225 - $235

Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	32 GB
Memory Types	DDR3-1333/1600
# of Memory Channels	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported	No

Graphics Specifications
Processor Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics Base Frequency	650 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	Yes
Intel® Insider™	Yes
Intel® Wireless Display	Yes
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology	Yes

Expansion Options
PCI Express Revision	3.0
# of PCI Express Ports	1

Package Specifications
Max CPU Configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Low Halogen Options Available	See MDDS

Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	2.0
Intel® vPro Technology	No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology	No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	No
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology	No
AES New Instructions	Yes
Intel® 64	Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes
Intel® Fast Memory Access	Yes
Intel® Flex Memory Access	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes

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