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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3470 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 2592 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 29% better in Rust than Core i5-3470 - 208 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $59.0 vs $295.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 7 3800X - $0.37 vs $1.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 77 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Intel Core i5-3470 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 77 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i5-3470
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
62 FPS
$28.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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66 FPS
$34.82/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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69 FPS
$28.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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