Intel Core i5 3470 vs AMD A6 5200 |
Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3470
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
7.7 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3470
 | Significantly higher clock speed 3.2 GHz | | Has a NX bit Yes |
| | Newer manufacturing process 22 nms | | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,906 |
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Expected September, 2013
AMD A6 5200
- 2 GHz
- Quad core
6.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD A6 5200
| | Significantly lower typical power consumption 20.31W | | Slightly more l2 cache 2 MB |
| | Significantly higher Maximum Operating Temperature 90 °C | | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
When comparing the Intel Core i5 3470 and the AMD A6 5200, one thing quickly became obvious and that’s the fact that the Intel core is just better than the competitor by AMD.
Even though the A6 has a much lower power consumption, annual energy cost and a much higher performance-per-watt rating, the i5 just has much more of everything else. To start with: the i5 cores clock at 3.5GHz to the 2GHz of the A6, but not only that. The manufacturing process of the i5 is much newer, which means more refined, and it also has much higher overclock speed on both air and water. The i5 also scores higher on a variety of test and benchmarks.
So the conclusion is, yes, the Intel Core i5 3470 is better than the AMD A6 5200, as the sheet below, and the information in it, confirms.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3470 vs 5200
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| 3DMark06 (CPU), Passmark and GeekBench | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Power Consumption | |
How much power does the processor require? | |
| TDP | |
Value | |
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| Performance Per Dollar | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 60% higher clock speed | |||
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| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nms | vs | 28 nms | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,906 | vs | 776 | Around 2.5x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Significantly better 3DMark06 CPU score | 6,179 | vs | 2,659.5 | More than 2.2x better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.9 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 95% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly better geekbench (32-bit) score | 9,268 | vs | 3,299 | More than 2.8x better geekbench (32-bit) score | |||
| Significantly better PassMark score | 6,607 | vs | 2,440 | Around 2.8x better PassMark score | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.94 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 95% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 20.31W | vs | 86.05W | 4.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Slightly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum Operating Temperature | 90 °C | vs | 67.4 °C | Around 35% higher Maximum Operating Temperature | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Better performance per watt | 15.66 pt/W | vs | 8.2 pt/W | More than 90% better performance per watt | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | vs | 31.22 $/year | 5.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | vs | 84.62 $/year | 3.9x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3470 vs A6 5200
GeekBench (32-bit)
GeekBench
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
Passmark
Core i5 3470 | by PCMag (May, 2012)CineBench R11.5 returned a multicore CPU score of 5.67 for the newer CPU and 5.41 for the older one, with an even tighter gap present between the two when we only used one CPU for the test (1.48 for the Core i5-2500K, 1.51 for the Core i5-3470).
Passmark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3470 | vs | A6 5200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
| Is hyperthreaded | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | No | |
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AES | |||
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | Radeon™ HD 8400 | |
| Latest DirectX | 11.0 | 11.1 | |
details | Core i5 3470 | vs | A6 5200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nms | 28 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.4°C | Unknown - 90°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.94 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.9 GHz | 2 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 77W | 25W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.22 $/year | 6.02 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 84.62 $/year | 21.9 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 8.2 pt/W | 15.66 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 86.05W | 20.31W | |
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