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Intel Core i5 3470
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 3470 based on its single-core performance and overclocking.
See full details Intel Core i5 3470 vs AMD A6 3500 |
Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3470
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
6.6 Out of 10
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
4.9 Out of 10
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 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3470 vs 3500 among desktop CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 6.6 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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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 | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3470 vs A6 3500
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3470 | vs | A6 3500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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