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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7960X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3570 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7960X is 1918 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3570.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3570
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $69.0 vs $357.22
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 77 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 2600% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-3570 - 27 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 81% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-3570 - $13.23 vs $69.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3570 - 32 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3570
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
1
3.7037037037037033%
Value, $/FPS
$69/FPS
19.17391304347826%
Price, $
$69
100%
Intel Core i5-3570 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
27
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$357.22
19%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3570
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3570
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
656
47.674418604651166%
Multi-Core
1924
18.33079268292683%
Intel Core i5-3570 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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