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Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3470 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 77 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) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 67.84

Overall Rank:
1973rd fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1588th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
558th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $68.97 USD (2024-12-20)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4679
Single Thread Rating
1940

Samples: 9766*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,957
Thread: 1,927

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math14,910 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,897 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,086 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,187 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression73,435 KBytes/Sec
Physics379 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,555 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,940 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$68.97 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,153
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
 4,679
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K
 154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K
 111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.59
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
 67.84
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.46
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,566
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
 1,940
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2288950 - Dec 20 2024
4810
BL2288380 - Dec 19 2024
4946
BL2287794 - Dec 19 2024
4851
BL2285256 - Dec 18 2024
4981
BL2284732 - Dec 18 2024
4372
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
 4,679
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,934 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,291 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 5,228 (+11.7%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,660 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,638 (-0.9%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,591 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,396 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,377 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,134 (-11.7%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470
 3,899 (-16.7%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-3470
 2,854 (-39.0%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 5,570 (+19.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,916
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
 588