Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3470S 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 i5-3470S @ 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 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: 60.93

Overall Rank:
2070th fastest in multithreading out of 4947 CPUs
1685th fastest in single threading out of 4947 CPUs
585th fastest in out of 1404 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4389

Single Thread Rating

1889

Samples: 966*
*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	14,002 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,205 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,499 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,104 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68,697 KBytes/Sec
Physics	373 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,326 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,889 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of January 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of January 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of January 2025.
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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,871
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,402
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,080
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,577
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,112
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,881
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,226
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,730
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,610
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,154
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		4,389

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		188.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		187.03
Intel Core i9-12900K		146.05
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		134.76
Intel Core i9-13900K		128.26
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.54
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		60.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.56
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 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,153
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
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 i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		1,889

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2353056 - Jan 19 2025		4562
BL2342229 - Jan 14 2025		4394
BL2338769 - Jan 12 2025		3698
BL2335378 - Jan 11 2025		4528
BL2335220 - Jan 11 2025		4497

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 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		4,389
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,788 (+9.1%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,675 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,296 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,644 (+5.8%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,609 (+5.0%)
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,380 (-0.2%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470S		3,899 (-11.2%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Core i5-3470S		3,436 (-21.7%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i5-3470S		2,953 (-32.7%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-3470S		2,852 (-35.0%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,900 (+11.6%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,113 (-6.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,870
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,682
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,613
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,312
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,852
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,569
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,488
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,353
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,177
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,153
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,107
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		576

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