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Core i5-3570S vs Core i7-12700K

Core i5-3570S vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 175.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 80 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 175.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 80 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i5-3570S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3443 days newer than Core i5-3570S.

Advantages of Core i5-3570S

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 41% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-3570S - 157 vs 111 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3570S - 20 vs 4 threads
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3570S Logo
Core i5-3570S

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


FPS

111

71%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

157

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.12/FPS

100%

Price, €

€175.66

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 175.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 80 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3570S Logo
Core i5-3570S

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3570S Logo
Core i5-3570S

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


Single-Core

636

25%

Multi-Core

1790

13%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i5-3570S Logo

Core i5-3570S

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Jun 1st, 2012
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5Core i7
Ivy BridgeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
4
12
4
20
3.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
3.8 GHz
5.0 GHz
65 W
125 W
22 nm
10 nm
31.0x
36.0x
Intel HD 2500UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-3570S or Core i7-12700K

With selected game settings

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