Intel Core i5-3470T vs Intel Celeron E3500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-3470T and Intel Celeron E3500 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, 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).

Intel Core i5-3470T

Intel Celeron E3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3470T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1841 vs 1154
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3003 vs 935

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs August 2010
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1841 vs 1154
PassMark - CPU mark	3003 vs 935

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3500

Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 65.0 °C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 65.0 °C
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-3470T
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1841

1154

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3003

935

Name	Intel Core i5-3470T	Intel Celeron E3500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1841	1154
PassMark - CPU mark	3003	935
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	667
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	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)

	Intel Core i5-3470T	Intel Celeron E3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	June 2012	August 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$210	$62
Place in performance rating	2123	2125
Price now	$226	$31
Processor Number	i5-3470T	E3500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.84	13.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	93.6 mm	82 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum core temperature	65.0 °C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count		228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR1, 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	37.5mm X 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011B
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® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
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)