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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X 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 Ryzen 5 3500X is 2671 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - £29.0 vs £72.44
- Up to 47% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 5 3500X - £0.63 vs £1.19 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 33% better in Starfield than Core i5-3470S - 61 vs 46 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 6 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
46
75.40983606557377%
Value, £/FPS
£0.63/FPS
100%
Price, £
£29
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
61
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.19/FPS
52.94117647058824%
Price, £
£72.44
40%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6 Core/6 Thread AM4 CPU
Buy for £72.44 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4043 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
604
38.842443729903536%
Multi-Core
1724
29.470085470085472%
Intel Core i5-3470S | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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