AMD A8-3850 vs Intel Core i5-3470T

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AMD A8-3850 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-3470T
AMD A8-3850 Intel Core i5-3470T

CPU comparison

AMD A8-3850 or Intel Core i5-3470T - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A8-3850 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3850 was released in Q3/2011.

The Intel Core i5-3470T has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3470T was released in Q2/2012.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
AMD A8-3000 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 3000 (31)
1 Generation 3
Llano (K10) Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-3850 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz. The Intel Core i5-3470T has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (3.60 GHz).

AMD A8-3850 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3470T
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A8-3850 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3470T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon HD 6550D GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
3 GPU Generation 7
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
5 Compute units 6
400 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 6550D GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A8-3850 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3470T can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD A8-3850 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3470T
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A8-3850 has a TDP of 100 W, that of the Intel Core i5-3470T is 35 W.

AMD A8-3850 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3470T
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A8-3850 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-3470T cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

AMD A8-3850 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3470T
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FM1 Socket LGA 1155
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2011 Release date Q2/2012
85 $ Release price 184 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
363 (45%)
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
811 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1159 (71%)
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1621 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz
480 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (22%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
3555 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2954 (83%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
640 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1279 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-3850 Intel Core i5-3470T
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