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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 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 i5-12600 is 3525 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 16% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i5-3470S - 530 vs 456 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £29.0 vs £259.95
- Up to 88% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i5-12600 - £0.06 vs £0.49 per FPS
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
530
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.49/FPS
12.244897959183673%
Price, £
£259.95
11%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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Updated 5704 minutes ago
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
456
86.0377358490566%
Value, £/FPS
£0.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£29
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
Buy for £29 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5703 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
604
25.474483340362713%
Multi-Core
1724
17.73480094640469%
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i5-3470S |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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