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In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 2696 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 96% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - £29.0 vs £799.0
- Up to 96% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-10940X - £0.17 vs £4.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 11% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-3470S - 190 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 28 vs 4 threads
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Extreme
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3470S | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 4 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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