Intel Core i5 3470 vs AMD A6 7000 |
Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3470
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3470
 | Significantly higher clock speed 3.2 GHz | | Much better turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz |
| | Higher turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz | | Newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
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Released June, 2014
AMD A6 7000
- 2.2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD A6 7000
| | Much lower typical power consumption 13.81W | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 102 °C |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 4.1 $/year | | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 45% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much better turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | vs | 533 MHz | More than 2x better turbo clock speed | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | More than 20% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 28 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,906 | vs | 916 | More than 2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Higher GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | vs | 494 MHz | More than 30% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 65% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly better PassMark score | 6,607 | vs | 1,678 | Around 4x better PassMark score | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 85% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Better performance per watt | 4.41 pt/W | vs | 3.69 pt/W | Around 20% better performance per watt | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 13.81W | vs | 86.05W | 6.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 102 °C | vs | 67.4 °C | More than 50% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | vs | 31.22 $/year | 7.6x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 14.89 $/year | vs | 84.62 $/year | 5.7x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2014 | vs | Jun, 2012 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3470 vs A6 7000
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
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3470 | vs | A6 7000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| BMI1 | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 77W | 17W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.22 $/year | 4.1 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 84.62 $/year | 14.89 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 4.41 pt/W | 3.69 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 86.05W | 13.81W | |
details | Core i5 3470 | vs | A6 7000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 28 nm | |
| Clock multiplier | 32 | 22 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.4°C | Unknown - 102°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.67 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | Radeon™ R4 | |
| Latest DirectX | 11.0 | 11.0 | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 494 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 533 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
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