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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 1158 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3570K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3570K
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $119.49 vs $129.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i7-6700 - $0.82 vs $0.86 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 3% better in Dead Space than Core i5-3570K - 150 vs 146 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 - 8 vs 4 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
146
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3570K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3570K or Core i7-6700
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
54 FPS
$14.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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50 FPS
$15.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
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