Intel Core i5-3570K vs Core i5-6600T

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Combined performance score

i5-6600T
3.70
+14.6%

Core i5-6600T outperforms Core i5-3570K by 15% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i5-6600T and Core i5-3570K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13801480
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.710.55
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)Intel Core i5 (Desktop)
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years old)29 April 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$192$235
Current price$251 (1.3x MSRP)$242 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-6600T has 29% better value for money than i5-3570K.

Technical specs

Core i5-6600T and Core i5-3570K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size122 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °C67 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data67 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6600T and Core i5-3570K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt77 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6600T and Core i5-3570K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP+no data
FDIno data+
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-6600T and Core i5-3570K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+no data
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6600T and Core i5-3570K are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6600T and Core i5-3570K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics 4000
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.15 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6600T and Core i5-3570K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6600T and Core i5-3570K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6600T and Core i5-3570K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6600T and Core i5-3570K.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-6600T 3.70
+14.6%
i5-3570K 3.23

Core i5-6600T outperforms Core i5-3570K by 15% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-6600T 5677
+14.5%
i5-3570K 4956

Core i5-6600T outperforms Core i5-3570K by 15% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-6600T 1182
+72.3%
i5-3570K 686

Core i5-6600T outperforms Core i5-3570K by 72% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-6600T 3228
+56%
i5-3570K 2069

Core i5-6600T outperforms Core i5-3570K by 56% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i5-6600T 5355
+1.3%
i5-3570K 5286

Core i5-6600T outperforms Core i5-3570K by 1% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-6600T 17623
i5-3570K 18325
+4%

Core i5-3570K outperforms Core i5-6600T by 4% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-6600T 6276
i5-3570K 6561
+4.5%

Core i5-3570K outperforms Core i5-6600T by 5% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-6600T 10.06
i5-3570K 9.69
+3.8%

Core i5-6600T outperforms Core i5-3570K by 4% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-6600T 6
i5-3570K 6
+7.5%

Core i5-3570K outperforms Core i5-6600T by 8% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-6600T 1.57
i5-3570K 1.61
+2.5%

Core i5-3570K outperforms Core i5-6600T by 3% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6600T 2.9
+1.8%
i5-3570K 2.8

Core i5-6600T outperforms Core i5-3570K by 2% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6600T 3151
i5-3570K 3376
+7.1%

Core i5-3570K outperforms Core i5-6600T by 7% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6600T 164
i5-3570K 168
+2.5%

Core i5-3570K outperforms Core i5-6600T by 3% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6600T 33
i5-3570K 34
+0.4%

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.70 3.23
Integrated graphics card 2.58 1.17
Recency 1 September 2015 29 April 2012
Cost $192 $235
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 77 Watt

The Core i5-6600T is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-3570K in performance tests.


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