Intel Core i7-9700 vs Intel Core i5-3470S

Intel Core i7-9700
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Apr 2019
Intel Core i7-9700
Intel Core i5-3470S
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2012
Intel Core i5-3470S

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-9700

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
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.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3470S

None

Intel Core i7-9700

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-9700

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-9700

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-9700

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i5-3470S
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i5-3470S
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsIvy Bridge
Release DateApr 2019vsJun 2012

Cores

Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i5-3470S
Cores8vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel HD 2500

Cache

Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i5-3470S
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache12MB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i5-3470S
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp72°Cvs69°C
PackageFC-LGA14CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Sizeunknownvs133mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i5-3470S
Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs2900 MHz
Turbo Clock4700 MHzvs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-9700
    5640 points
  • Intel Core i5-3470S
    3708 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-9700
    28800 points
  • Intel Core i5-3470S
    11948 points

Points - higher is better