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In short — Core i5-8600 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 Core i5-8600 is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $59.0 vs $135.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-8600 - $0.28 vs $0.57 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 13% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-3470 - 237 vs 210 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470 - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 6 vs 4 threads
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Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
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Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3470 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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