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Intel Core i5-3470 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6400. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i5-3470
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Q2/2020
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Pentium Gold G6400

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-3470 or Intel Pentium Gold G6400? 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 base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 77 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 has a base frequency of 4.00 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 58 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    255 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    316 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    286 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    374 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    608 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    685 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1469 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    162 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    376 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    358 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    576 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 25% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    58 W left arrow 77 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Gold G6400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    259 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    269 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    596 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    419 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    739 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1268 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-3470 Intel Core i5-3470
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Intel Pentium Gold G6400
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000 left arrow Intel Pentium G6000
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 10
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.6 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
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.

  • DirectX Version
    11.0 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 12
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    650 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 2500 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 610
  • GPU Turbo
    1100 MHz left arrow 1050 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q3/2016
  • Shader
    48 left arrow 96
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and Intel Core i5-3470. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-3470 and Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    77 W left arrow 58 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-3470 and Intel Pentium Gold G6400, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge S left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Socket
    LGA 1155 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

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 Pentium Gold G6400.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

819.000000
Intel Core i5-3470
994.000000
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

2566.000000
Intel Core i5-3470
2184.000000
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

106.000000
Intel Core i5-3470
202.000000
Intel Pentium Gold G6400

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