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?

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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: 61.04

Overall Rank:
2037th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1663rd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
580th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4397

Single Thread Rating

1893

Samples: 956*
*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	14,013 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,212 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,525 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,105 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68,842 KBytes/Sec
Physics	373 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,332 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,893 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of December 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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		4,397

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		61.04
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		1,893

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5081822 - Dec 19 2024		4970
BL2284551 - Dec 17 2024		4631
BL2270046 - Dec 08 2024		4663
BL2249691 - Nov 19 2024		4388
BL2238639 - Nov 06 2024		4567

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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		4,397
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,934 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,788 (+8.9%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,679 (+6.4%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,291 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,101 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		5,227 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,660 (+6.0%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,638 (+5.5%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,591 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,377 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3470S		4,134 (-6.0%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3470S		3,899 (-11.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz		577

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