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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3570K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3570K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2117 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3570K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3570K
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - £138.99 vs £168.88
- Up to 13% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-8500 - £0.84 vs £0.97 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 5% better in God of War than Core i5-3570K - 174 vs 165 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3570K - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3570K - 6 vs 4 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
165
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel 3rd Generation Core i5-3570K CPU (4 x 3.40GHz, Ivy Bridge, Socket 1155, 6Mb L3 Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0)
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3570K | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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