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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 9 7900 is 3879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £63.11 vs £339.98
- Up to 72% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 9 7900 - £0.57 vs £2.07 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 49% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-3470 - 164 vs 110 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470 - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 24 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
110
67%
Value, £/FPS
£0.57/FPS
100%
Price, £
£63.11
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-3470 Processor (3.20GHZ, 6MB Cache, Socket 1155)
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3470 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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