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Intel logo Core i5-3470S
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General information Core i5-3470S Core i3-3250
Launched Q3 2012 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge Ivy Bridge
Clock 2.9 GHz 17.1 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 55 W 15.4 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i5-3470S Core i3-3250
Overall Score 41049 0 % 35437 13.7 %
Future Proof 31 % 8.8 % 34 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2839 0 % 1577 44.5 %
Single Thread Score 1873 0 % 1843.7 1.6 %
Encrypting Data 1106.4 MB/s 69.1 % 3582.8 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 67.5 MB/s 0 % 47.7 MB/s 29.3 %
String objects sorting 8598.7 thousand/s 0 % 6808.9 thousand/s 20.8 %
Prime numbers generation 26.9 millions/s 0 % 13.9 millions/s 48.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 14062.1 millions/s 0 % 10691.8 millions/s 24 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 10166.9 millions/s 0 % 5394 millions/s 46.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-3470S, Core i3-3250.

Average frames per second Core i5-3470S Core i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 76.6 FPS 60.0 FPS
High settings 122.6 FPS 95.9 FPS
Medium settings 153.2 FPS 119.9 FPS
Low settings 191.5 FPS 149.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.7 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-3470S Core i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 122.9 FPS 113.0 FPS
High settings 196.6 FPS 180.9 FPS
Medium settings 245.8 FPS 226.1 FPS
Low settings 307.2 FPS 282.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 8 %
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