CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3470 vs 3450S among desktop CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 3470
7.0
Core i5 3450S
6.7
Core i5 3570
7.2
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 3470
9.3
Core i5 3450S
9.2
Core i5 3570
9.6
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 3470
0.6
Core i5 3450S
0.6
Core i5 3570
0.6
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 3470
5.5
Core i5 3450S
5.3
Core i5 3570
5.6
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 3470
6.3
Core i5 3450S
6.7
Core i5 3570
6.4
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 3470
5.7
Core i5 3450S
n.d.
Core i5 3570
5.9
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
6.9

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i5 3470
6.6
Core i5 3450S
6.9
Core i5 3570
6.8

Winner
Intel Core i5 3470 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 3470  based on its overclocking.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
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Significantly higher clock speed 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz Around 15% higher clock speed
Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.09 GHz vs 2.8 GHz More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz vs 3.62 GHz Almost the same
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Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W vs 86.05W Around 40% lower typical power consumption
Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year vs 31.22 $/year Around 50% lower annual home energy cost
Higher Maximum operating temperature 69.1 °C vs 67.4 °C Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature
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 3450S

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 3470
3.08 mHash/s
Core i5 3450S
3.55 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 3470
0.67 fps
Core i5 3450S
0.81 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 3470
2,580
Core i5 3450S
2,471

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 3470
1,055
Core i5 3450S
1,133

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 3470
3,118
Core i5 3450S
3,546

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3470
9,436
Core i5 3450S
9,076

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3470
2,983
Core i5 3450S
3,003

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3470
2,470,000 MB/s
Core i5 3450S
2,460,000 MB/s

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 3470  vs
3450S 
Clock speed 3.2 GHz 2.8 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 1155
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

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 8.56 pt/W
Typical power consumption 86.05W 52.81W

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 32,768 MB

details

 Core i5 3470  vs
3450S 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Transistor count 1,400,000,000 1,400,000,000
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 32 28
Voltage range Unknown - 1.13V Unknown - UnknownV
Operating temperature Unknown - 67.4°C Unknown - 69.1°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 22 0
Overclocked clock speed 3.67 GHz 3.62 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.09 GHz 2.8 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz 3.62 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 2500 Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Latest DirectX 11.0 11.0
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz 1,100 MHz

bus
Architecture DMI 2.0 DMI 2.0
Number of links 1 1
Data rate 2,560 MB/s 2,560 MB/s
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s
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