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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 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 i7-12700 is 3525 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £29.0 vs £250.97
- Up to 81% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-12700 - £0.31 vs £1.66 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 62% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-3470S - 151 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 16 vs 4 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
151
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.66/FPS
18%
Price, £
£250.97
11%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3470S | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3470S or Core i7-12700
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
66 FPS
£23.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,532.99
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73 FPS
£33.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,427.99
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62 FPS
£18.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,155.26
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52 FPS
£35.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,838.65
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62 FPS
£20.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,285.99
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52 FPS
£12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£665.23
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66 FPS
£18.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,233.99
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52 FPS
£34.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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52 FPS
£30.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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35 FPS
£30.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,055.45
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