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).

 

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 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 3003
  • 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 3003
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: 1841 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 1841 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
1841
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3410
3003
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 1841
PassMark - CPU mark 3410 3003
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 2127 2122
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)