Intel Core i5 3470 vs 3450S |
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 | | Supports trusted computing Yes |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.09 GHz | | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz |
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Released April, 2012
Intel Core i5 3450S
- 2.8 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the 3450S
| | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
| | Higher Maximum operating temperature 69.1 °C | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
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| 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 | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3470 vs 3450S
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 | 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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