Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3570 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3570 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 822 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3570.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 18% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-3570 - 148 vs 125 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3570 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3570
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $69.0 vs $159.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-5960X - $0.55 vs $1.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 77 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
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Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i5-3570 |
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Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
Haswell E | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 77 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |