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| Intel Core i5 3470 vs AMD A6 3500 |
Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3470
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3470
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.2 GHz | ![]() | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,906 |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz |
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Released August, 2011
AMD A6 3500
- 2.1 GHz
- Tri core
Reasons to buy the AMD A6 3500
![]() | Much more l2 cache 3 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | ![]() | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 70.9 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | More than 50% higher clock speed | |||
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Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,906 | vs | 748 | More than 2.5x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | vs | 3.34 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 95% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Jun, 2012 | vs | Aug, 2011 | Release date 9 months later | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 3 MB | vs | 1 MB | 3x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 86.05W | Around 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 70.9 °C | vs | 67.4 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 31.22 $/year | Around 50% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 84.62 $/year | Around 35% lower annual commercial energy cost |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3470 vs A6 3500
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i5 3470
3.08 mHash/s
A6 3500
26.89 mHash/s
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i5 3470
0.67 fps
A6 3500
0.31 fps
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i5 3470
2,580
A6 3500
1,978
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i5 3470
1,055
A6 3500
1,654
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i5 3470
3,118
A6 3500
3,254
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3470
9,436
A6 3500
3,139
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3470
2,983
A6 3500
1,217
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3470
2,470,000 MB/s
A6 3500
94.7 MB/s
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3470 | vs | A6 3500 |
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Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Tri core | |
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
AMD-V | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | Radeon™ HD 6530D | |
Latest DirectX | 11.0 | 11.0 | |
GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 443 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 |
details | Core i5 3470 | vs | A6 3500 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 3 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 3 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | 1 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.33 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Transistor count | 1,400,000,000 | 1,178,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Voltage range | Unknown - 1.13V | 0.91 - 1.41V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.4°C | Unknown - 70.9°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 22 | 8 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.67 GHz | 3.34 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | 3.34 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 77W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 31.22 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 84.62 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 4.41 pt/W | 1.62 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 86.05W | 52.81W |
Intel Core i5 3470 ![]() | AMD A6 3500 ![]() |
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