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Intel Core i5-3470 Performance Analysis

By Kenny Yeo & Wong Chung Wee - 31 May 2012

Results - Cinebench 11.5 & Handbrake 0.9.4

Cinebench 11.5 Results

Cinebench is benchmark that favors multi-threaded CPUs. Here, the Core i7-3960X with its 6 physical cores (and 12 virtual ones), leads the pack. Following closely are the Core i7-3770K, Core i7-3820 and Core i7-2700K. Predictably, the new Core i5-3470, Core i5-2500K and Core i5-2400 are a rung below due to the lack of HyperThreading. Amongst the three, the new Core i5-3470 was appreciably faster, proving its improved performance per watt legacy.

 

Handbrake 0.9.4 Results

On Handbrake, it was pretty much the same story, with the 6-core Core i7-3960X posting the quickest timing. The Core i5-3470 managed the video encoding test just under two minutes, seven seconds quicker than the Core i5-2500K and 40 seconds faster than the Core i5-2400.

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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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