AMD Athlon X4 730 vs Intel Core i5-3470S

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 730 and Intel Core i5-3470S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 730

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date 2 Oct 2012 vs June 2012
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3470S

  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1892 vs 937
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4392 vs 2278
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1892 vs 937
PassMark - CPU mark 4392 vs 2278

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3470S

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
937
1892
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2278
4392
Name AMD Athlon X4 730 Intel Core i5-3470S
PassMark - Single thread mark 937 1892
PassMark - CPU mark 2278 4392
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 716
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.232
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 77.248
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.34
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1522

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 730 Intel Core i5-3470S

Essentials

Architecture codename Trinity Ivy Bridge
Launch date 2 Oct 2012 June 2012
Place in performance rating 2315 2322
Launch price (MSRP) $200
Price now $142
Processor Number i5-3470S
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 13.19
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 2.8 GHz 2.90 GHz
Die size 246 mm² 133 mm
L1 cache 192 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C 69 °C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 1303 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 69.1 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM2 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution 2011C

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0 3.0
PCIe configurations up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x152
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
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
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2500

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)