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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 |
First seen on June, 2012
Intel Xeon 3040
- 1.86 GHz
- Dual core
4.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon 3040
 | 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 $/year |
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Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3470
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
8.6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i5 3470
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Much higher clock speed 3.2 GHz |
| | Much better performance per dollar 2.7 pt/$ | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3040 vs 3470 among all CPUs
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 | |
| 8.6 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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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) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon 3040 vs Core i5 3470
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
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon 3040 | vs | Core i5 3470 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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