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Core i5-3470 vs Core i7-940

Core i5-3470 vs Core i7-940: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-3470 outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-3470 is 1292 days newer than Core i7-940.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470

  • Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-940 - 96 vs 91 FPS
  • Consumes up to 41% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 77 vs 130 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-940

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3470 Logo
Core i5-3470

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


FPS

96

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

91

94%

Value, €/FPS

€0.54/FPS

100%

Price, €

€49

100%

Value Winner

CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366

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In Stock

Updated 207 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3470 Logo
Core i5-3470

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3470 Logo
Core i5-3470

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


Single-Core

622

100%

Multi-Core

1840

100%

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

447

71%

Multi-Core

1532

83%

Intel Core i5-3470 Logo

Intel Core i5-3470

vs
Intel Core i7-940 Logo

Intel Core i7-940

Jun 1st, 2012
Release DateNov 17th, 2008
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Ivy BridgeCodenameBloomfield
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.2 GHz
77 W
TDP130 W
22 nm
Process Size45 nm
32.0x
Multiplier22.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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