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Intel Core i5-3470 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i5-3470
Intel Core i5-3470
Released
Q2/2022
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
AMD Ryzen 5 5500

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500? 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    991 left arrow score

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
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    319 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 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 AMD Ryzen 5 5500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    162 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    162 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    114 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    165 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    57 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    177 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    290 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    455 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    254 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    159 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-3470 Intel Core i5-3470
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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 AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000G
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 3.60 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 --
  • 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 AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i5-3470. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-3470 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    77 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 45 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
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 AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 3.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge S left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1155 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q2/2022

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 AMD Ryzen 5 5500.

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
1370
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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
10605
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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
4086
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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
1355
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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
5979
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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
19607
AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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