Core i5-3570K vs Core i5-12600K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $212

Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $289

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3570K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3476 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3570K.

Advantages of Core i5-3570K

Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - $139.00 vs $173.00
Consumes up to 38% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 77 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

Performs up to 29% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-3570K - 164 vs 127 FPS
Up to 4% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-3570K - $1.05 vs $1.09 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3570K - 16 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Need For Speed Unbound.

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-3570K

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

FPS

127

77%

Value, $/FPS

$1.09/FPS

96%

Price, $

$139

100%

Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K

Buy for $139 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76 minutes ago

Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

164

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.05/FPS

100%

Price, $

$173

80%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $173 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 85 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-3570K

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

511

FPS

266

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Very High

308

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

155

FPS

112

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

248

FPS

175

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

694

FPS

471

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-3570K

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

Single-Core

686

28%

Multi-Core

2071

18%

Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Core i5-3570K	vs	Core i5-12600K
Apr 29th, 2012	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5	Collection	Core i5
Ivy Bridge	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1155	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	10
4	Threads	16
3.4 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz
3.8 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz
77 W	TDP	125 W
22 nm	Process Size	10 nm
34.0x	Multiplier	37.0x
Intel HD 4000	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
Yes	Overclockable	Yes