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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3470 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 2592 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 23% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3470 - 153 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - £63.11 vs £215.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 7 3800X - £0.51 vs £1.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 77 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)
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Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
124
81%
Value, £/FPS
£0.51/FPS
100%
Price, £
£63.11
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-3470 Processor (3.20GHZ, 6MB Cache, Socket 1155)
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Updated 8701 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Intel Core i5-3470 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 77 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i5-3470
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
99 FPS
£12.72/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 3800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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