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Core i7-8700K vs Core i5-3470

Core i7-8700K vs Core i5-3470: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74275 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-3470

3.2 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core I5-3470 Processor (3.20GHZ, 6MB Cache, Socket 1155)

Buy for £89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74275 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74275 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-3470

3.2 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-3470 Logo
Intel Core I5-3470 Processor (3.20GHZ, 6MB Cache, Socket 1155)

Buy for £89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74275 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 1952 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Performs up to 4% better in Stray than Core i5-3470 - 185 vs 178 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470

  • Up to 51% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - £89.0 vs £181.02
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 77 vs 95 Watts
This is a free version of Stray.
Stray

Stray

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

185

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£181.02

49%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74275 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-3470 Logo
Core i5-3470

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


FPS

178

96.21621621621622%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£89

100%

Intel Core I5-3470 Processor (3.20GHZ, 6MB Cache, Socket 1155)

Buy for £89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74275 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i5-3470 Logo
Core i5-3470

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

100%

Multi-Core

6443

100%

Intel Core i5-3470 Logo
Core i5-3470

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


Single-Core

622

39.317319848293295%

Multi-Core

1840

28.5581250970045%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Intel Core i7-8700K

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Intel Core i5-3470 Logo

Intel Core i5-3470

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateJun 1st, 2012
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameIvy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads4
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
95 WTDP
77 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
37.0x
Multiplier32.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2500
Yes
OverclockableNo

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