Intel Core i5-3570 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230

Core i5-3570 vs Xeon E3-1230 benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-3570 beats the Xeon E3-1230 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon E3-1230 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Xeon E3-1230 has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-3570 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon E3-1230. Also, the Core i5-3570 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-3570 CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E3-1230 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Core i5-3570 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.