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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $184
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3470 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 509 days older than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 4% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-3470 - 29 vs 28 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $69.0 vs $390.81
- Up to 82% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-2500K - $2.46 vs $13.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 77 vs 95 Watts
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
29
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.48/FPS
18.24925816023739%
Price, $
$390.81
17%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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In Stock
Updated 349156 minutes ago
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
28
96.55172413793103%
Value, $/FPS
$2.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
Buy for $69 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349156 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
622
96.28482972136223%
Multi-Core
1840
95.78344612181155%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-3470 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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