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Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3470 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 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: 144.21

Overall Rank:
2122nd fastest in multithreading out of 5094 CPUs
1707th fastest in single threading out of 5094 CPUs
597th fastest in out of 1440 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $32.39 USD (2025-04-19)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4671
Single Thread Rating
1937

Samples: 10217*
*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 Math14,863 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,881 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,031 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,188 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression73,275 KBytes/Sec
Physics378 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,549 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,937 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$32.39 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,727
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,322
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,041
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,488
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,130
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,182
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,144
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
4,671
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
147.19
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
144.21
Intel Core i9-12900K
130.82
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.32
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
1,937
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2580046 - Apr 25 2025
4548
BL2579314 - Apr 24 2025
4419
BL2577397 - Apr 24 2025
4986
BL2577073 - Apr 24 2025
4062
BL2576798 - Apr 23 2025
4908
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 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
4,671
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
3,687 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
4,126 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
3,897 (-16.6%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-3470
3,783 (-19.0%)
AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Core i5-3470
3,610 (-22.7%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-3470
3,555 (-23.9%)
Intel Core i5-7500T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
5,193 (+11.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
4,966 (+6.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
4,938 (+5.7%)
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
4,794 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
4,790 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470
4,518 (-3.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,369
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,167
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,307
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,291
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,815
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,688
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,531
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,412
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,295
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz
588