Conclusion Get the lowdown
Performance Real world benchmarks
Features How it compares
Our Analysis Technical breakdown
Reviews Word on the street
Competition Others to consider
Discussion Answers and opinions

Full specs

Intel Core i5 3470S

from $198

2.9 GHz
Quad core

#1 in 11.0 cpus with the most L3 Cache

Released June, 2012

Conclusion Check out the Intel Core i5 3470S

Performance

Overall performance using all cores

Core i5 3470S

6.7

Core i5 3470

7.6

Core i5 2400

7.3

Ingredients: GeekBench

Single-core Performance

Performance of an individual core

Core i5 3470S

N/A

Core i5 3470

N/A

Core i5 2400

N/A

Ingredients: Cinebench R10 32-bit (1-core), Passmark (Single Core) and x264 HD 4.0 (Pass 2)

Overclocking

How much speed can you get out of the processor?

Core i5 3470S

6.9

Core i5 3470

6.8

Core i5 2400

6.7

Ingredients: Unlocked, Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 1 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?

Core i5 3470S

N/A

Core i5 3470

N/A

Core i5 2400

N/A

Ingredients: Performance Per Dollar

No score yet

* We don't have enough data yet to properly rate this processor

Performance Real world tests of Intel Core i5 3470S

GeekBench

Intel Core i5 3470S

8,116

Core i5 3470S 8,116

Intel Core i5 3470

12,204

Core i5 3470 12,204

Intel Core2 Duo E8400

4,740

Core2 Duo E8400 4,740

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Features Key features of the Intel Core i5 3470S

clock speed

Core i5 3470S2.9 GHz

Core i3 32203.3 GHz

Core i3 21203.3 GHz

turbo clock speed

Core i5 3470S3.6 GHz

Core i5 3350P3.3 GHz

Core i5 24003.4 GHz

L2 cache

Intel Core i5 3470S

1 MB

Core i5 3470S 1 MB

Intel Core2 Quad Q9650

12 MB

Core2 Quad Q9650 12 MB

Intel Core2 Duo E8400

6 MB

Core2 Duo E8400 6 MB

gpu clock speed

Core i5 3470S650 MHz

Core i5 2400850 MHz

Core i3 2120850 MHz

overclocked clock speed (air)

Core i5 3470S3.91 GHz

A8 55003.24 GHz

Core i3 21203.44 GHz

overclocked clock speed (water)

Core i5 3470S3.98 GHz

Core i5 3350P3.1 GHz

A8 55004.54 GHz

Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors

pros

Instruction-set-extensions

AES, AVX, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Supplemental SSE3
Quite good memory controller

Built-in
Recent manufacturing process

22 nms
Socket type

LGA 1155
Lots of l3 cache

6 MB
Has a built-in GPU

A separate graphics adapter is not required
Supports trusted computing

Allows for safer, more reliable computing
More number of displays supported

3
Lots of l3 cache per core

1.5 MB/core
Good overclocked clock speed (Water)

3.98 GHz