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Intel Core i5-3470 Performance Analysis

By Kenny Yeo & Wong Chung Wee - 31 May 2012

Results - 3ds Max 8 (SP2) & Futuremark 3DMark Vantage

3ds Max 8 (SP2) Results

The Core i5-3470 was very competitive on 3ds Max 8, coming pretty close to the Core i7-3770K in both the Light Tracer and Radiosity scenarios. In the Light Tracer scenario, the Core i5-3470’s time of 0.70 minutes was just 0.02 minutes off the Core i7-3770K. It also convincingly bested both the Core i5-2500K, Core i5-2400 and even the HyperThreading-enabled Core i7-2700K. In the Radiosity scenario, it was appreciably faster than both Core i5-2500K and Core i5-2400, and was almost on a par with the Core i7-2700K. 

 

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage Results

On 3DMark Vantage, the Core i5-3470 attained slightly lower overall scores than both the Core i5-2400 and Core i5-2500K, but bested the two significantly when it came to raw CPU scores. Its CPU score of 50188 is 10% better than the Core i5-2400 and close to 5% better than the Core i5-2500K. Compared to the Core i7-3770K, the Core i5-3470’s CPU score was about 6% lower. Note that these tests were done with a discrete graphics card, and not the integrated GPU. Hit the next page to see if all these theoretical numbers had any impact in actual games.

 

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8.5
  • Performance 8.5
  • Features 8
  • Value 8.5
The Good
Decent overall performance
Much improved power efficiency
Rather competitive pricing
The Bad
Performance boost not enough to warrant upgrade from previous generation
Limited overclocking headroom
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