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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 3504 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - £29.0 vs £92.48
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 268% better in League of Legends than Core i5-3470S - 261 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 15% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-3470S - £0.35 vs £0.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470S - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 8 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
71
27.203065134099617%
Value, £/FPS
£0.41/FPS
85.36585365853658%
Price, £
£29
100%
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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In Stock
Updated 2504 minutes ago
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
261
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.35/FPS
100%
Price, £
£92.48
31%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £92.48 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2505 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
604
28.106095858538854%
Multi-Core
1724
25.06907081576269%
Intel Core i5-3470S | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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