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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Is the Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 60.78

Overall Rank: 1471

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

Average CPU Mark

4378

Single Thread Rating: 1895
Samples: 822*
*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	14,105 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,249 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,090 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	67.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics	372 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,321 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,895 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of January 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of January 2023.
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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	Intel NUC 11 NUC11PAHi5 Home & Business Desktop Mini PC，Intel Core i5-1135G7 4-Core, 2.4–4.2 GHz Turbo，8 Thread, 8MB Cache, NO RAM, NO SSD, NO OS, 28W Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Barebone	$549.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Glacier i3510 CPU Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-10400F, ToughRam Z-ONE 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB M.2 NVMe, Win 10 Home) S1GL-B560-350-LCS	$899.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC10 NUC10i5FNHN Home & Business Desktop Mini PC,10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-10210U, Upto 4.2 GHz, 4 core, 8 Thread, 25W Intel® UHD Graphics, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Win 10 Pro	$460.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11 Pro NUC11PAHi5 Panther Canyon Desktop Mini PC, Intel® Core i5-1135G7 4-Cores, 2.4–4.2 GHz Turbo, 28W Intel® Iris™ Xe Graphics, 0GB DDR4 RAM, 0GB PCIe SSD, Barebone	$541.90 (www.amazon.com)
	Alarco Gaming PC Desktop Computer Intel i5 3.10GHz,8GB Ram,1TB Hard Drive,Windows 10 pro,WiFi Ready,Video Card Nvidia GTX 650 1GB, 3 RGB Fans with Remote	$449.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,578
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,753
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,163
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,964
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,270
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		4,378

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		92.99
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		60.78
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		41.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		1,895

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1730860 - Jan 27 2023		4679
BL1728807 - Jan 25 2023		4728
BL1728802 - Jan 25 2023		4652
BL1727190 - Jan 22 2023		4622
BL1725456 - Jan 20 2023		4640

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 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		4,378
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,950 (+13.1%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470S		5,297 (+21.0%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		5,217 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,676 (+6.8%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470S		3,857 (-11.9%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470S		3,690 (-15.7%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		3,664 (-16.3%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-3470S		2,813 (-35.7%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		5,350 (+22.2%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,111 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		3,797 (-13.3%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		3,358 (-23.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,621
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,549
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,102
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,699
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,670
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,639
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,530
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,478
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,435
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		451

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