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Core i5-3470S vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i5-3470S vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i5-3470S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 3079 days newer than Core i5-3470S.

Advantages of Core i5-3470S

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 5600% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-3470S - 57 vs 1 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 32 vs 4 threads
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Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-3470S Logo
Core i5-3470S

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


FPS

1

2%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

57

100%

Value, €/FPS

€17.9/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1020.3

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C/32T 3.40-4.90GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000059

Buy for 1,020.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 262 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-3470S Logo
Core i5-3470S

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3470S Logo
Core i5-3470S

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


Single-Core

604

28%

Multi-Core

1724

14%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i5-3470S Logo

Core i5-3470S

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Jun 1st, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
29.0xMultiplier
34.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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