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Intel Core i5-3470 vs Intel Core i5-8500. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i5-3470
Intel Core i5-3470
Released
Q1/2018
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-8500
Intel Core i5-8500

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-3470 or Intel Core i5-8500? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-3470 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 77 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Intel Core i5-8500 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    991 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-3470 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    366 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    320 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    401 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    733 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    880 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1547 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    21 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    106 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    368 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    727 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    631 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.84 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 77 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    282 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    258 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    313 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    266 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    249 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    326 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    450 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1290 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    747 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    79 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    192 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    35 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    173 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    14 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    472 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-3470 Intel Core i5-3470
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000 left arrow Intel Core i 8000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-7500
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-9500
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.60 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 2500 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.65 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    48 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    11.0 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-8500 and Intel Core i5-3470. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-3470 and Intel Core i5-8500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    77 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-3470 and Intel Core i5-3470, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 9.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge S left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1155 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q1/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-3470 and Intel Core i5-8500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
682
Intel Core i5-3470
1052
Intel Core i5-8500
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
2603
Intel Core i5-3470
5612
Intel Core i5-8500
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
1010
Intel Core i5-3470
2287
Intel Core i5-8500
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
819
Intel Core i5-3470
1086
Intel Core i5-8500
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
2566
Intel Core i5-3470
4761
Intel Core i5-8500
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
106
Intel Core i5-3470
442
Intel Core i5-8500
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.51
Intel Core i5-3470
2.16
Intel Core i5-8500
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
5.62
Intel Core i5-3470
9.96
Intel Core i5-8500
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
6730
Intel Core i5-3470
11501
Intel Core i5-8500

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