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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $138
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8300 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 i3-8300 is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - £29.0 vs £176.66
- Up to 82% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i3-8300 - £0.2 vs £1.1 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Performs up to 8% better in Saints Row than Core i5-3470S - 160 vs 148 FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470S - 62 vs 65 Watts
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
160
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.1/FPS
18.181818181818183%
Price, £
£176.66
16%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
604
46.425826287471175%
Multi-Core
1724
45.0718954248366%
Intel Core i5-3470S | vs | Intel Core i3-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 62 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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