CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 650 vs 3470 among desktop CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 650
4.9
Core i5 3470
7.0
Core i3 3220
5.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 650
6.5
Core i5 3470
9.3
Core i3 3220
6.9
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 650
n.d.
Core i5 3470
0.6
Core i3 3220
0.5
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 650
n.d.
Core i5 3470
5.5
Core i3 3220
4.9
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 650
6.5
Core i5 3470
6.3
Core i3 3220
6.6
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 650
6.3
Core i5 3470
5.7
Core i3 3220
6.0
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
6.9

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i5 650
6.9
Core i5 3470
6.6
Core i3 3220
6.1

Winner
Intel Core i5 650 

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 650

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Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.31 GHz vs 3.67 GHz Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much higher Maximum operating temperature 72.6 °C vs 67.4 °C Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 5.08 GHz vs 4.09 GHz Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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More cores 4 vs 2 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 32 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Supports more RAM 32,768 MB vs 16,773.12 MB Supports more than 95% more RAM
More number of displays supported 3 vs 2 1 more number of displays supported
Lower typical power consumption 86.05W vs 100.22W Around 15% lower typical power consumption
Significantly lower annual home energy cost 31.22 $/year vs 37.54 $/year More than 15% lower annual home energy cost
Newer Jun, 2012 vs Jan, 2010 Release date over 2 years later
Lower annual commercial energy cost 84.62 $/year vs 96.89 $/year Around 15% lower annual commercial energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 650 vs 3470

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 650
1,826
Core i5 3470
2,580

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
4,709
Core i5 3470
9,436

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
2,168
Core i5 3470
2,983

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
1,550,000 MB/s
Core i5 3470
2,470,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
4,675
Core i5 3470
9,226

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
4,902
Core i5 3470
10,031

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 650
3,116
Core i5 3470
6,607

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 650
1,319
Core i5 3470
1,906

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 650  vs
3470 
Clock speed 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.46 GHz 3.6 GHz
Cores Dual core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 1156
LGA 1155
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes Yes
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 73W 77W
Annual home energy cost 37.54 $/year 31.22 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 96.89 $/year 84.62 $/year
Performance per watt 4.67 pt/W 4.41 pt/W
Idle power consumption 69.1W 54.4W
Peak power consumption 110.6W 96.6W
Typical power consumption 100.22W 86.05W

bus
Architecture DMI DMI 2.0
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 2,500 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i5 650  vs
3470 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 22 nm
Transistor count 382,000,000 1,400,000,000
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 24 32
Voltage range 0.65 - 1.4V Unknown - 1.13V
Operating temperature Unknown - 72.6°C Unknown - 67.4°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 21 22
Overclocked clock speed 4.31 GHz 3.67 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 5.08 GHz 4.09 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.31 GHz 3.67 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Number of displays supported 2 3
GPU clock speed 733 MHz 650 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 16,773.12 MB 32,768 MB
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