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Key Differences
In short — Xeon E5-1620 v4 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 Xeon E5-1620 v4 is 1480 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 42% cheaper than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - £29.0 vs £49.95
- Up to 38% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - £0.18 vs £0.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Performs up to 9% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-3470S - 173 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 8 vs 4 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
159
91.90751445086705%
Value, £/FPS
£0.18/FPS
100%
Price, £
£29
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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Updated 2911 minutes ago
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
173
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
62.06896551724138%
Price, £
£49.95
58%
FPS Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
Buy for £49.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2912 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
604
55.51470588235294%
Multi-Core
1724
44.227809132888666%
Intel Core i5-3470S | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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