AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i5-3470T

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and Intel Core i5-3470T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon X4 870K

Intel Core i5-3470T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 65.0 °C
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 3005
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1619 vs 1413

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 65.0 °C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3410 vs 3005
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619 vs 1413

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3470T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1846 vs 1558
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 667 vs 532

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1846 vs 1558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	667 vs 532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3470T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

1846

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3410

3005

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

667

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

1413

Name	AMD Athlon X4 870K	Intel Core i5-3470T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	1846
PassMark - CPU mark	3410	3005
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532	667
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619	1413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.492
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.575
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1553
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1553

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 870K	Intel Core i5-3470T
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD870KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2129	2123
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Launch date		June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$210
Price now		$226
Processor Number		i5-3470T
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		5.84
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	65.0 °C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		93.6 mm
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W	2011B
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
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)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)