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Core i5-3470S vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-3470S vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-3470S

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S

Buy for £29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7302 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure black

Buy for £2,511.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7302 minutes ago

Core i5-3470S

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S

Buy for £29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7302 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure black

Buy for £2,511.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7302 minutes ago

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure black

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3470S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3504 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.

Advantages of Core i5-3470S

Up to 99% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £29.00 vs £2511.32
Up to 99% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-12400 - £0.15 vs £11.57 per FPS

Advantages of Core i5-12400

Performs up to 13% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-3470S - 217 vs 192 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 12 vs 4 threads

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012

FPS

192

88%

Value, £/FPS

£0.15/FPS

100%

Price, £

£29

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S

Buy for £29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7302 minutes ago

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

217

100%

Value, £/FPS

£11.57/FPS

1%

Price, £

£2511.32

1%

FPS Winner

QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure black

Buy for £2,511.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7302 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

472

FPS

255

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

237

FPS

215

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

870

FPS

696

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

270

FPS

71

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

148

FPS

110

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012

Single-Core

604

28%

Multi-Core

1724

19%

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Core i5-3470S	vs	Core i5-12400
Jun 1st, 2012	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5	Collection	Core i5
Ivy Bridge	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1155	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	6
4	Threads	12
2.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.5 GHz
3.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz
65 W	TDP	65 W
22 nm	Process Size	10 nm
29.0x	Multiplier	25.0x
Intel HD 2500	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 730
No	Overclockable	No

Laptops Using Core i5-3470S or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

HoMei 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, 2 TB HDD, 15.6 inch 2.5K QHD 165Hz Display, 6 Cores Intel Core i5-12400 Gaming Laptop Image

HoMei 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, 2 TB HDD, 15.6 inch 2.5K QHD 165Hz Display, 6 Cores Intel Core i5-12400 Gaming Laptop

71 FPS

£22.38/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile

Core i5-12400

16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

£1,588.88

In Stock

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