Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz 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 i5-3470S @ 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: 60.95

Overall Rank: 1882

Last Price Change: $72.03 USD (2022-07-12)

Average CPU Mark

4391

Single Thread Rating: 1890
Samples: 929*
*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 Math	14,020 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,218 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,522 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,102 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68,734 KBytes/Sec
Physics	373 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,325 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,890 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of May 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of May 2024.
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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,325
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,372
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,188
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,461
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		4,391

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.38
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.58
Intel Core i9-13900K		126.05
Intel Core i9-12900K		125.37
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		60.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.88
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 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		1,890

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2090344 - Apr 30 2024		4635
BL5063035 - Apr 30 2024		4945
BL2087662 - Apr 27 2024		4659
BL2082209 - Apr 20 2024		4678
BL2081528 - Apr 19 2024 [Overclocked]		5260

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 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		4,391
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,924 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,771 (+8.7%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,499 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,280 (-2.5%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,095 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		5,226 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,618 (+5.2%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470S		3,887 (-11.5%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-3470S		2,849 (-35.1%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,881 (+11.2%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		3,797 (-13.5%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		5,478 (+24.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,775
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,265
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,153
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,518
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		887

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