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£63.11
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $184
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 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 Core i5-12400 is 3504 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £63.11 vs £270.37
- Up to 72% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-12400 - £0.43 vs £1.54 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 20% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-3470 - 176 vs 147 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
147
83%
Value, £/FPS
£0.43/FPS
100%
Price, £
£63.11
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-3470 Processor (3.20GHZ, 6MB Cache, Socket 1155)
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Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3470 | vs | Intel 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3470 or Core i5-12400
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
90 FPS
£17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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