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Intel Core i5 3470
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 3470 based on its performance, single-core performance and value.
See full details | Intel Xeon 3040 vs Core i5 3470 |
![]() | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.2 GHz |
![]() | Much better performance per dollar 2.7 pt/$ | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
6.9 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 86.05W | Around 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 31.22 $/year | Around 50% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 84.62 $/year | Around 35% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 1.86 GHz | More than 70% higher clock speed | |||
Much better performance per dollar | 2.7 pt/$ | vs | 0.32 pt/$ | More than 8.2x better performance per dollar | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,906 | vs | 743 | More than 2.5x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Significantly better PassMark score | 6,607 | vs | 1,281 | Around 5.2x better PassMark score | |||
Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
Significantly better performance per watt | 4.41 pt/W | vs | 0.83 pt/W | More than 5.2x better performance per watt | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | vs | 2.88 GHz | More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Higher Maximum operating temperature | 67.4 °C | vs | 61.4 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | vs | 3.56 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
summary | Xeon 3040 | vs | Core i5 3470 |
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Clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 775 | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | 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 | 65W | 77W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 31.22 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 84.62 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 0.83 pt/W | 4.41 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 86.05W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 |
details | Xeon 3040 | vs | Core i5 3470 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 65 nm | 22 nm | |
Transistor count | 167,000,000 | 1,400,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 7 | 32 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | Unknown - 1.13V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 61.4°C | Unknown - 67.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.88 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.56 GHz | 4.09 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.88 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,100 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Supports ECC | No | No |
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