Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3475S 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 i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-3475S @ 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) i5-3475S CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 17.26

Overall Rank:
2438th fastest in multithreading out of 5442 CPUs
2051st fastest in single threading out of 5442 CPUs
661st fastest in out of 1476 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $249.95 USD (2022-06-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4315

Single Thread Rating

1846

Samples: 132*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,716
Thread: 1,905

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	13,858 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,096 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,360 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,083 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	67,730 KBytes/Sec
Physics	359 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,287 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,846 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of November 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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,563
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,421
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,962
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,848
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,512
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,117
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,686
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz		4,315

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		256.33
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.61
Intel Core i5-12400F		145.34
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		138.15
Intel Core i9-14900K		127.59
Intel Core i9-13900K		103.40
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.80
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz		17.26
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 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,679
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz		1,846

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2882333 - Sep 03 2025		4506
BL2869141 - Aug 28 2025		4072
BL2831595 - Aug 12 2025		4630
BL2811218 - Aug 03 2025		4639
BL2682302 - Jun 08 2025		4418

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz		4,315
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3475S		4,935 (+14.4%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3475S		4,114 (-4.7%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3475S		4,098 (-5.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i5-3475S		3,927 (-9.0%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3475S		5,014 (+16.2%)
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3475S		4,442 (+2.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i5-3475S		3,810 (-11.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i5-3475S		3,366 (-22.0%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3475S		5,258 (+21.9%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3475S		4,972 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3475S		4,778 (+10.7%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs Intel Core i5-3475S		2,355 (-45.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,425
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,801
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,504
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,498
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,613
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,502
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,481
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,431
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz		558

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