AMD Athlon X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-3470
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon X4 970 |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3470 |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon X4 970. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-3470
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-3470
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Athlon X4 970 | | Intel Core i5-3470 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| TBM | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon X4 970 | | Intel Core i5-3470 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Excavator | vs | Intel_IvyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Bristol Ridge | vs | Ivy Bridge |
| Release Date | Jul 2017 | vs | Jun 2012 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon X4 970 | | Intel Core i5-3470 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel HD 2500 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon X4 970 | | Intel Core i5-3470 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | vs | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon X4 970 | | Intel Core i5-3470 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | Intel Socket 1155 |
| Max Case Temp | 74°C | vs | 67°C |
| Package | uPGA | vs | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 246mm² | vs | 132mm² |
| Process | 28 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon X4 970 | | Intel Core i5-3470 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3800 MHz | vs | 3200 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4000 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.475 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 77 W |
AMD Athlon X4 970
2760 points
Intel Core i5-3470
3708 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Athlon X4 970
9124 points
Intel Core i5-3470
13184 points
Points - higher is better