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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 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 i5-12600 is 3525 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £29.0 vs £259.95
- Up to 53% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-12600 - £0.41 vs £0.88 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 317% better in League of Legends than Core i5-3470S - 296 vs 71 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 12 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
71
23.986486486486484%
Value, £/FPS
£0.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£29
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
296
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.88/FPS
46.590909090909086%
Price, £
£259.95
11%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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Updated 3874 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
604
25.474483340362713%
Multi-Core
1724
17.73480094640469%
Intel Core i5-3470S | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 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 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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