Intel Core i5-3470 vs Intel Core i5-6400

Intel Core i5-3470
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2012
Intel Core i5-3470
Intel Core i5-6400
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6400

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-3470
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    108%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-3470
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    109%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-3470
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    106%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3470

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i5-6400.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6400

9% higher single threaded performance.
6% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 8% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-6400

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-3470Intel Core i5-6400
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
TXT
AES-NI
AVX2
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i5-3470Intel Core i5-6400
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameIvy BridgevsSkylake
Release DateJun 2012vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i5-3470Intel Core i5-6400
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2500vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-3470Intel Core i5-6400
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 i5-3470Intel Core i5-6400
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp67°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size132mm²vs177mm²
Process22 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-3470Intel Core i5-6400
Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs2700 MHz
Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs3300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP77 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-3470
    3708 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3795 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-3470
    13184 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    12420 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-3470
    9192
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    10168

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-3470
    3142
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3324

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-3470
    10006
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    10338

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-3470
    2894
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3252

points - higher is better