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CA$187.76
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AvailabilityMSRP $184
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3443 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Core i5-3470
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - CA$187.76 vs CA$244.99
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 77 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 66% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-3470 - 156 vs 94 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-3470 - CA$1.57 vs CA$2.00 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 16 vs 4 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
156
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.57/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$244.99
76%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470 | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-3470 or Core i5-12600K
With selected game settings
98 FPS
CA$24.28/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$26.23/FPS
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