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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: 52.46

Overall Rank:
1995th fastest in multithreading out of 4941 CPUs
1605th fastest in single threading out of 4941 CPUs
559th fastest in out of 1401 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $89.16 USD (2025-01-18)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4677
Single Thread Rating
1939

Samples: 9871*
*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 Math14,900 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,894 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,072 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,187 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression73,397 KBytes/Sec
Physics379 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,553 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,939 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of January 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of January 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of January 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$89.16 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 20th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,872
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,411
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,085
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,579
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,111
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,882
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,228
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,732
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,605
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,154
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
 4,677
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 202.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 188.65
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 146.45
Intel Core i9-12900K
 146.34
Intel Core i9-13900K
 117.75
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.55
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 55.95
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
 52.46
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 20th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,154
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,925
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,565
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
 1,939
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2352220 - Jan 19 2025 [Overclocked]
4885
BL2351290 - Jan 18 2025
4775
BL2350588 - Jan 18 2025
4927
BL2349282 - Jan 17 2025
4743
BL2348567 - Jan 17 2025
3076
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 20th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
 4,677
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,958 (+6.0%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,934 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,786 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,506 (-3.6%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,211 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,101 (-12.3%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470
 5,443 (+16.4%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,661 (-0.3%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,608 (-1.5%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,389 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,380 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
 4,172 (-10.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,203
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,873
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,712
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,598
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,312
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,738
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,589
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,517
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,297
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,177
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,124
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
 588