Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470S CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i5-3470S CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 60.90

Overall Rank: 1859

Last Price Change: $72.03 USD (2022-07-12)

Average CPU Mark

4387

Single Thread Rating: 1889
Samples: 925*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,578
Thread: 1,859

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	14,013 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,213 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,514 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,100 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68,694 KBytes/Sec
Physics	372 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,323 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,889 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,349
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,361
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,653
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,014
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,426
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		4,387

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.73
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		60.90
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		1,889

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2077605 - Apr 14 2024		4697
BL2075870 - Apr 12 2024		4719
BL5060670 - Apr 06 2024		4149
BL2066005 - Mar 31 2024		2700
BL2065389 - Mar 30 2024		4722

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		4,387
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,770 (+8.7%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-3470S		3,416 (-22.1%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470S		5,309 (+21.0%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		5,228 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,618 (+5.3%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470S		3,887 (-11.4%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-3470S		2,846 (-35.1%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		5,369 (+22.4%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		3,797 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		5,168 (+17.8%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,954 (+12.9%)
AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,488 (+2.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,687
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,256
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,072
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,573
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,176
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,994
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,796
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,524
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		886

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