AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i5-3470

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 3000G and Intel Core i5-3470 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 Athlon 3000G

Intel Core i5-3470

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 41% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 67.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 77 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1963 vs 1937

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Nov 2019 vs 8 April 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 67.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 77 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963 vs 1937

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3470

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4671 vs 4455

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4671 vs 4455

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 3000G
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3470

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1963

1937

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4455

4671

Name	AMD Athlon 3000G	Intel Core i5-3470
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963	1937
PassMark - CPU mark	4455	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 Athlon 3000G	Intel Core i5-3470
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	7 Nov 2019	8 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$49	$184
OPN PIB	YD3000C6FHBOX
OPN Tray	YD3000C6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1296	2409
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$112.06
Processor Number		i5-3470
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		17.60
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	67.4°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		132.8 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		67 °C
Maximum frequency		3.60 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz	650 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 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
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	77 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Total number of SATA ports	4
USB revision	3.0
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)