Intel Core i5 3470 vs AMD FX 4200 |
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First seen on January, 2013
AMD FX 4200
- 3.3 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD FX 4200
 | Is unlocked Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Intel Core i5 3470 vs the AMD FX 4200. | |||||||
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| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3470 vs FX 4200
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
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3470 | vs | FX 4200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| AM3+ | |||
| Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | HyperTransport 3.1 | |
details | Core i5 3470 | vs | FX 4200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.67 GHz | 4.37 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | 5.08 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | 4.37 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 77W | 125W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.22 $/year | 30.11 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 84.62 $/year | 109.5 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 4.41 pt/W | 7.19 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 86.05W | 101.56W | |
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