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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 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 i3-12100 is 3504 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - $68.97 vs $129.63
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-3470 - 217 vs 193 FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470 - 60 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 8 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
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Intel Core i3-12100 Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 3.3 GHz Quad-Core 60W 12MB Cache Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
622
28.943694741740345%
Multi-Core
1840
26.755852842809364%
Intel Core i5-3470 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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