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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3470S outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-3470S is 997 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-870 - 192 vs 191 FPS
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £29.0 vs £299.99
- Up to 90% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-870 - £0.15 vs £1.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 8 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
192
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.15/FPS
100%
Price, £
£29
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
191
99.47916666666666%
Value, £/FPS
£1.57/FPS
9.554140127388534%
Price, £
£299.99
9%
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3470S | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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