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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 1952 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - £29.0 vs £146.66
- Up to 79% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-8400 - £0.18 vs £0.85 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 5% better in God of War than Core i5-3470S - 173 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 6 vs 4 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
164
94.79768786127167%
Value, £/FPS
£0.18/FPS
100%
Price, £
£29
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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In Stock
Updated 3939 minutes ago
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
173
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.85/FPS
21.176470588235293%
Price, £
£146.66
19%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
Buy for £146.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3940 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
604
44.64153732446415%
Multi-Core
1724
36.310025273799496%
Intel Core i5-3470S | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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