Intel Core i3-2100 vs Intel Core i5-3470T

Intel Core i3-2100
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2011
Intel Core i3-2100
Intel Core i5-3470T
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jun 2012
Intel Core i5-3470T

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    125%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    128%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    122%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2100

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3470T

Much higher single threaded performance (around 28% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 22% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 25% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-3470T

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-3470T

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-3470T

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-3470T

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-2100Intel Core i5-3470T
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
TXT
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI

Architecture

Intel Core i3-2100Intel Core i5-3470T
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsIvy Bridge
Release DateFeb 2011vsJun 2012

Cores

Intel Core i3-2100Intel Core i5-3470T
Cores2vs2
Threads4vs2
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 2500

Cache

Intel Core i3-2100Intel Core i5-3470T
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-2100Intel Core i5-3470T
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvs65°C
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
Die Size131mm²vs93mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-2100Intel Core i5-3470T
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs2900 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs35 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    3100 points
  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    3708 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    7440 points
  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    5974 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    4739
  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    5793

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    2380
  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    3020

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    5078
  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    6230

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    2215
  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    2860

points - higher is better