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Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3470S 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 i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 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) i5-3470S CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i5-3470S CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 24.43

Overall Rank:
2288th fastest in multithreading out of 5272 CPUs
1887th fastest in single threading out of 5272 CPUs
630th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $179.88 USD (2025-03-10)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4394
Single Thread Rating
1885

Samples: 1048*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,578
Thread: 1,859

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math13,970 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,202 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,440 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,111 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression68,785 KBytes/Sec
Physics370 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,334 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,885 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z 3291D6U All-in-One Computer - Intel Core i5 i5-3470S 2.9GHz - Desktop - Business Black Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z 3291D6U All-in-One Computer - Intel Core i5 i5-3470S 2.9GHz - Desktop - Business Black $399.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,622
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,009
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,431
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,494
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,155
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,149
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz
4,394
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
229.63
Intel Core i5-12400F
178.86
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
162.54
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
136.62
Intel Core i9-13900K
135.07
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
45.50
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz
24.43
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 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,898
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz
1,885
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2755671 - Jul 11 2025
3899
BL2755648 - Jul 11 2025
4613
BL2754198 - Jul 10 2025
4236
BL2753114 - Jul 10 2025
4008
BL2751392 - Jul 09 2025
4226
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz
4,394
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S
4,105 (-6.6%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-3470S
3,384 (-23.0%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S
5,247 (+19.4%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S
5,018 (+14.2%)
Intel Core i3-4330 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S
3,475 (-20.9%)
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S
4,401 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S
4,110 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S
4,968 (+13.1%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S
4,508 (+2.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i5-3470S
3,801 (-13.5%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-3470S
3,541 (-19.4%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-3470S
3,535 (-19.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,566
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,475
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,880
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,798
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,620
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,530
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,467
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz
573