Intel Core i5-3470 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-3470 and AMD Athlon II X2 270 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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).

Intel Core i5-3470

AMD Athlon II X2 270

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3470

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1940 vs 1360
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4676 vs 1301
Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 734 vs 396
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2396 vs 737

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 April 2012 vs July 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1940 vs 1360
PassMark - CPU mark	4676 vs 1301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	734 vs 396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2396 vs 737

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270

Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-3470
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 270

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1940

1360

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4676

1301

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

734

396

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2396

737

Name	Intel Core i5-3470	AMD Athlon II X2 270
PassMark - Single thread mark	1940	1360
PassMark - CPU mark	4676	1301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	734	396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2396	737
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)

	Intel Core i5-3470	AMD Athlon II X2 270
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Regor
Launch date	8 April 2012	July 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$184	$100
Place in performance rating	2422	2413
Price now	$112.06	$23.99
Processor Number	i5-3470
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	17.60	24.32
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	132.8 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	67 °C
Maximum core temperature	67.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR2, DDR3
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	77 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011D
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
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)