[SOLVED] i5 3570 vs i7 2600

[alamshayan033]

I am little bit confuse that should i have to buy i7 2600 for gaming .
i5 3570 is in my budget
I am here to ask that is it worth to spend little bit money to buy i7 2600 for future proof gaming and also present time
Thank you

 

[NerdyComputerGuy]

The i5 3570 will probably run better than the i7 2600, i would recommend however that you get the 3570k so that you can overclock, also get a motherboard that allows for overclocking and isn't low-end.

 

[SHMILY]

I think 2600 is better. 4C8T and Good heat control

 

[maziech]

I am little bit confuse that should i have to buy i7 2600 for gaming .
i5 3570

There is no simple answer to that. That depends.

3570 is faster on single core speed, but lacks hyperthreading.

In older games that use mostly GPU, they will perform almost the same.
In older games that use a lot of CPU power, 3570 will be faster.
In newer titles 8 threads may make a difference.

I'd get 2600k and overclock it. It overclocks great, You can boost it to 4.7-5GHZ on some good cooling. Then You should outperform 3570 and have 4c/8t

 

[maziech]

But hey.... Are You buying the CPU only, or the entire setup (mobo/ram/cpu)? If so, i'd go ryzen 5

 

[Solandri]

Ivy Bridge (ix-3xxx) is just a die shrink of Sandy Bridge (ix-2xxx). Except for the integrated GPU, a few new hardware functions, and some bug fixes, they are the same. Ivy Bridge is just manufactured on 22nm while Sandy Bridge is on 32nm. So clock for clock, the two will perform almost identically (outside of the GPU, a few now hardware functions, and bug fixes).

The i5-3570 has a 3.4 GHz base speed, and will turbo boost to 3.6 GHz on 4 cores, 3.7 Ghz on 3 cores, 3.8 GHz on 2 or 1 cores. It only has 6 MB of L3 cache, and does not support hyperthreading.

The i7-2600 has a 3.4 GHz base speed, and will turbo boost to 3.5 GHz on 4 cores, 3.6 GHz on 3 cores, 3.7 GHz on 2 cores, 3.8 GHz on one core. The only difference in clock speed with the i5-3570 that it is 3.5 GHz on 4 cores, while the i5 will hit 3.6 GHz. The i7 has 8 MB of L3 cache, and supports hyperthreading.

So unless you're going to run games on the Integrated graphics, or are concerned about power consumption, the i7-2600 is a better choice. The larger L3 cache and hyperthreading should help more than an extra 0.1 GHz when running on 2, 3, or 4 cores (about 2.7% faster). How much more is it worth? That's something you'll have to decide. We can't tell you since we don't know how much money you have and what you'll be doing with this.