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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 1851 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £29.0 vs £428.66
- Up to 93% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-7900X - £0.15 vs £2.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-3470S - 190 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 20 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
189
99.47368421052632%
Value, £/FPS
£0.15/FPS
100%
Price, £
£29
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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Updated 2326 minutes ago
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
190
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.26/FPS
6.637168141592921%
Price, £
£428.66
6%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
Buy for £428.66 on Amazon
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Updated 2326 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
604
42.47538677918425%
Multi-Core
1724
19.633299168659608%
Intel Core i5-3470S | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 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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