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Intel Core i5-8400 vs Intel Core i5-3470. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2017
Intel Core i5-8400
Intel Core i5-8400
Released
Q2/2012
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-3470
Intel Core i5-3470

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-8400 or Intel Core i5-3470? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-8400 has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2017.

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

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    612 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 10% better overclocked clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 77 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    302 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    264 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    315 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    329 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    489 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    568 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    744 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    89 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    176 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    188 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    567 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    190 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    10 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    466 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    991 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.80 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

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
Intel Core i5-3470 Intel Core i5-3470
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
    8 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000 left arrow Intel Core i 3000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-7400 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-9400 left arrow --
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
    2.80 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 4
  • 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 UHD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 2500
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.65 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 6
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 48
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 7
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.0
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q2/2012
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-3470 and Intel Core i5-8400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 32 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 i5-8400 and Intel Core i5-3470 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-8400 and Intel Core i5-8400, 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, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    9.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S left arrow Ivy Bridge S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q2/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-8400 and Intel Core i5-3470.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
2291
Intel Core i5-8400
1010
Intel Core i5-3470
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
1053
Intel Core i5-8400
819
Intel Core i5-3470
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
4608
Intel Core i5-8400
2566
Intel Core i5-3470
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
442
Intel Core i5-8400
106
Intel Core i5-3470
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
400.9
Intel Core i5-8400
833.4
Intel Core i5-3470
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
1.86
Intel Core i5-8400
1.51
Intel Core i5-3470
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
9.97
Intel Core i5-8400
5.62
Intel Core i5-3470
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
11745
Intel Core i5-8400
6730
Intel Core i5-3470

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