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Intel Core i5-3470S vs Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i5-3470S
Intel Core i5-3470S
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Q1/2014
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Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2
Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-3470S or Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-3470S has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 15 Cores. Power consumption of 130 W. Released in Q1/2014.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14% better overclocked clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 130 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    825 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1526 place
  • More number of cores

    About 3.75 times more cores

    15 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-3470S Intel Core i5-3470S
Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2
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 Xeon E7
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000 left arrow Intel Xeon E7 v2
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
    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 15
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 30
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.65 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow
  • Shader
    48 left arrow
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    7 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    11.0 left arrow
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 and Intel Core i5-3470S. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-3470S and Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 130 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-3470S and Intel Core i5-3470S, 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, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 38.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge S left arrow Ivy Bridge EX
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1155 left arrow LGA 2011
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q1/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-3470S and Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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