Intel Core i5-3570 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-3570 and AMD Athlon II X2 260u processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3570

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 111% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2046 vs 716
  • 6.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4932 vs 713
  • Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2537 vs 1882
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2012 vs October 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2046 vs 716
PassMark - CPU mark 4932 vs 713
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2537 vs 1882

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260u

  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 77 Watt
  • Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1119 vs 779
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 77 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1119 vs 779

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-3570
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260u

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2046
716
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4932
713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
779
1119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2537
1882
Name Intel Core i5-3570 AMD Athlon II X2 260u
PassMark - Single thread mark 2046 716
PassMark - CPU mark 4932 713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 779 1119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2537 1882
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.045
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.089
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1602
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1602

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-3570 AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Regor
Launch date June 2012 October 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $231 $83
Place in performance rating 2323 2326
Price now $173.63 $83.44
Processor Number i5-3570
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 12.05 3.90
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.40 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 133 mm 117 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 67 °C
Maximum core temperature 67.4 °C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 410 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3

Graphics

Device ID 0x152
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2500

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 77 Watt 25 Watt
Thermal Solution 2011D

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)