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Core i5-3470 vs Celeron G3900TE


Description
The i5-3470 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the G3900TE is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3470 gets a score of 114.7 k points while the G3900TE gets 49.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-3470 is 2.3 times faster than the G3900TE. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
506e3
Core
Ivy Bridge
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
77 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
2048 kB
Date
June 2012
December 2015
Mean monothread perf.
31.71k points
27.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
94.15k points
49.34k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i5-3470
G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
3.62k
2.36k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
10.08k
9.79k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.47k
3.08k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.39k
3.36k (x0.62)
TOTAL
23.56k
18.59k (x0.79)

Multithread

i5-3470

G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
13.66k
4.45k (x0.33)
Test#2 (FP)
37.73k
18.16k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.07k
5.48k (x0.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.57k
3.5k (x0.41)
TOTAL
77.04k
31.59k (x0.41)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i5-3470
G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
12.26k
8.56k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
11k
12.25k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
3.17k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.39k
3.35k (x0.62)
TOTAL
33.42k
27.33k (x0.82)

Multithread

i5-3470

G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
46.54k
16.42k (x0.35)
Test#2 (FP)
41.4k
23.61k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.09k
5.75k (x0.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.69k
3.55k (x0.41)
TOTAL
114.73k
49.34k (x0.43)

Performance/W
i5-3470
G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
604 points/W
469 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
538 points/W
675 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
235 points/W
164 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
113 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
1490 points/W
1410 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-3470
G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
3406 points/GHz
3724 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3056 points/GHz
5326 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1323 points/GHz
1380 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1498 points/GHz
1455 points/GHz
TOTAL
9283 points/GHz
11885 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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