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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3470 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-3470 is 467 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Performs up to 2% better in World of Warcraft than Core i3-2120 - 159 vs 156 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-3470 - €62.99 vs €72.67
- Up to 13% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-3470 - €0.4 vs €0.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470 - 65 vs 77 Watts
World of Warcraft
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Intel Core i5-3470 Prozessor (3,2GHz, Sockel 1155, 6MB Cache, 77 Watt)
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Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
156
98%
Value, €/FPS
€0.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€62.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Sockel 1155 Core i3 Processor i3-2120 Box Prozessor (3300MHz, L2/L3-Cache)
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Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3470 | vs | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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