AMD A6-7480 vs Intel Core i5-3470

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and Intel Core i5-3470 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-7480

Intel Core i5-3470

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 105456% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3470

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1937 vs 1531
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4671 vs 1812

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1937 vs 1531
PassMark - CPU mark	4671 vs 1812

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3470

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1531

1937

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1812

4671

Name	AMD A6-7480	Intel Core i5-3470
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531	1937
PassMark - CPU mark	1812	4671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2396
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2696
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.424
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1515
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1515

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	Intel Core i5-3470
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Ivy Bridge
Place in performance rating	1694	2409
Processor Number	A6-7480	i5-3470
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		8 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$184
Price now		$112.06
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		17.60
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	3.20 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		132.8 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		67 °C
Maximum core temperature		67.4°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3 1333/1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz	650 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Device ID		0x152
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	77 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011D
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)