Intel Core i5-3470T vs Intel Core i5-6500

Intel Core i5-3470T
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jun 2012
Intel Core i5-3470T
Intel Core i5-6500
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6500

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    151%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    121%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    181%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3470T

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i5-6500.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6500

Much higher single threaded performance (around 21% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 81% 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 51% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-6500

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6500

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-6500

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6500

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-3470TIntel Core i5-6500
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
TXT
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
AVX2
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i5-3470TIntel Core i5-6500
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameIvy BridgevsSkylake
Release DateJun 2012vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i5-3470TIntel Core i5-6500
Cores2vs4
Threads2vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2500vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-3470TIntel Core i5-6500
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-3470TIntel Core i5-6500
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp65°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size93mm²vs177mm²
Process22 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-3470TIntel Core i5-6500
Cpu Frequency2900 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP35 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    3708 points
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    4140 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    5974 points
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    14720 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    5793
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    10602

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    3020
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    3693

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    6230
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    11265

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-3470T
    2860
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    3438

points - higher is better