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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $184
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 2696 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 50% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-3470 - 386 vs 258 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 28 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $69.0 vs $820.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-10940X - $0.27 vs $2.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 77 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
386
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.12/FPS
12.735849056603774%
Price, $
$820
8%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Updated 350367 minutes ago
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
258
66.83937823834198%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/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 350366 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
622
39.820742637644045%
Multi-Core
1840
17.086080416008915%
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | Intel Core i5-3470 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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