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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2600K 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 i7-2600K is 509 days older than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i5-3470 - 200 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - $59.0 vs $85.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Control than Core i7-2600K - $0.3 vs $0.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 77 vs 95 Watts
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i5-3470 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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