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Intel Core i5-3470 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-3470
25 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
24C / 48T · 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
24C / 48T · 4.20 GHz
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Cinebench R23 (SC)
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Cinebench R23 (MC)
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Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
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Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
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Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries
251 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-3470 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 3000 (31) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 (3) |
| Architecture | Ivy Bridge S | Storm Peak (Zen 4) |
| Technology | 22 nm | 5 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1155 | sTR5 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-3470 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 24 / 48 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 24x Zen 4 |
| Frequency: | 3.20 GHz | 4.20 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.60 GHz | 5.30 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 3.60 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 24.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | 128.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-3470 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.10 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 6 / 48 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 22 nm | |
| Release date | Q2/2012 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i5-3470 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-3470 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) | DDR5-5200 (166.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 1024 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | 5.0 x 48 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s | 189.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i5-3470 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 77 W | 350 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 95 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-3470 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3 |
| Release date | Q2/2012 | Q4/2023 |
| Release price | 184 $ | 1790 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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