Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 77 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 133.66

Overall Rank: 1633

Last Price Change: $34.99 USD (2023-03-29)

Average CPU Mark

4677

Single Thread Rating: 1941
Samples: 9037*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,957
Thread: 1,927

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	14,976 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,924 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,155 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,180 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	73,467 KBytes/Sec
Physics	380 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,547 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,941 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of September 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Compaq Elite 8300 SFF - Intel Core I5 3470 3.2Ghz, 8GB Ram, 500GB HDD, Windows 10 Professional	$180.37 (www.amazon.com)
	ABYS Pinnacle Prebuilt Gaming PC (Intel Quad-Cord CPU Up to 3.6GHz, 16GB RAM, AMD RX 580 8GB GDDR Graphics Card, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD,DP, HDMI, Windows 10 Gamer Desktop Computer) - Pink	$399.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,758
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,474
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,747
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,632
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,936
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,425
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,471
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,253
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz		4,677

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.99
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.25
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz		133.66
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.49
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.61
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,666
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,196
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,958
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz		1,941

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1907917 - Sep 20 2023		4289
BL1907833 - Sep 20 2023		4946
BL1907789 - Sep 20 2023		4804
BL1907763 - Sep 20 2023		4926
BL5046369 - Sep 19 2023		4936

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz		4,677
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470		4,075 (-12.9%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470		3,665 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470		4,868 (+4.1%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470		3,854 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470		4,954 (+5.9%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470		4,638 (-0.8%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470		4,195 (-10.3%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-3470		3,803 (-18.7%)
Intel Pentium G4560 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470		3,517 (-24.8%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470		3,318 (-29.1%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470		5,434 (+16.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470		4,920 (+5.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,189
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,104
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,432
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,817
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,532
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,234
Intel Core i9-13900		6,928
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,878
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,856
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,802
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz		461

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz

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