Intel Core i5-3470
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Q2/2012
Intel Core i5-3470

Processor Intel Core i5-3470, specifications and benchmarks

255 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
Intel Core i5-3470 Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q2/2012. Here are all the Intel Core i5-3470’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.20 GHz, total of cores is 4. The CPU supports DDR3-1600 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket LGA 1155. The TDP for CPU is 77 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU generation and family
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000
  • Family
    Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    3
  • Name
    Intel Core i5-3470
  • Predecessor
    —
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    —
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
  • A-Core
    —
  • B-Core
    —
  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz
  • C-Core
    —
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • CPU Cores
    4
  • CPU Threads
    4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.6 GHz
Internal Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    11.0
  • Execution units
    6
  • Generation
    7
  • GPU Frequency
    650 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 2500
  • GPU Turbo
    1100 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    —
  • Release date
    Q2/2012
  • Shader
    48
  • Technology
    22 nm
Hardware codec support
  • AV1
    No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No
  • JPEG
    Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • VP8
    No
  • VP9
    No
Memory & PCIe
  • ECC
    No
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600
  • PCIe lanes
    16
  • PCIe version
    3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    —
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    77 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    —
  • TDP down
    —
  • TDP up
    —
Technical details
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L2-Cache
    —
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB
  • Part Number
    —
  • Release date
    Q2/2012
  • Socket
    LGA 1155
  • Technology
    22 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
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

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i5-3470 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

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

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

682
Intel Core i5-3470
709
697
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

2603
Intel Core i5-3470
2780
2696
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1010
Intel Core i5-3470
1041
1038
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
Intel Core i5-3470
825
823
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
Intel Core i5-3470
2574
2574
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

106 GFLOPS
Intel Core i5-3470
110 GFLOPS
110 GFLOPS
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

833.4 s
Intel Core i5-3470
778.7 s
781.3 s
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.51
Intel Core i5-3470
1.52
1.52
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

5.62
Intel Core i5-3470
5.66
5.65
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

6730
Intel Core i5-3470
6760
6753

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

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PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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