Intel Core i5-2400 vs Intel Core i5-3470

Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Core i5-3470
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2012
Intel Core i5-3470

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    111%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    111%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    110%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2400

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3470

11% higher single threaded performance.
10% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 11% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-3470

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-3470

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i5-3470
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI

Architecture

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i5-3470
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsIvy Bridge
Release DateJan 2011vsJun 2012

Cores

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i5-3470
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 2500

Cache

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i5-3470
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i5-3470
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvs67°C
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
Die Size216mm²vs132mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i5-3470
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock3400 MHzvs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP95 Wvs77 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    3400 points
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    3708 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    12400 points
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    13184 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    8204
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    9192

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    2812
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    3142

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    8872
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    10006

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    2633
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    2894

points - higher is better

3DMark06 CPU

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    5715
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    6179

points - higher is better

Cinebench R10 32Bit Single

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    4425
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    5006

points - higher is better

Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    15344
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    17192

points - higher is better

Cinebench R11.5 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    5.09
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    5.57

points - higher is better