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Core i5-3470 vs i7-10870H


Description
The i5-3470 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i7-10870H is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3470 gets a score of 94.1 k points while the i7-10870H gets 375.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-10870H is 4 times faster than the i5-3470 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
a0652
Core
Ivy Bridge
Comet Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
FC-BGA 1440
Cores/Threads
4/4
8/16
TDP
77 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
16384 kB
Date
June 2012
September 2020
Mean monothread perf.
31.71k points
79.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
94.15k points
487.05k 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
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
3.62k
4.77k (x1.32)
Test#2 (FP)
10.08k
19.81k (x1.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.47k
6.29k (x1.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.39k
14.03k (x2.6)
TOTAL
23.56k
44.9k (x1.91)

Multithread

i5-3470

i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
13.66k
31.21k (x2.28)
Test#2 (FP)
37.73k
151.01k (x4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.07k
50.13k (x2.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.57k
8.37k (x0.98)
TOTAL
77.04k
240.71k (x3.12)

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
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
12.26k
17.17k (x1.4)
Test#2 (FP)
11k
25.26k (x2.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
6.7k (x1.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.39k
13.81k (x2.56)
TOTAL
33.42k
62.95k (x1.88)

Multithread

i5-3470

i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
46.54k
116.68k (x2.51)
Test#2 (FP)
41.4k
187.28k (x4.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.09k
51.52k (x2.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.69k
8.39k (x0.97)
TOTAL
114.73k
363.87k (x3.17)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-3470
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
11.51k
16.14k (x1.4)
Test#2 (FP)
11.12k
24.74k (x2.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.44k
5.98k (x1.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.64k
12.7k (x2.74)
TOTAL
31.71k
59.55k (x1.88)

Multithread

i5-3470

i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
37.93k
117.03k (x3.09)
Test#2 (FP)
36.37k
199.88k (x5.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.14k
50.64k (x3.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.71k
8.23k (x1.44)
TOTAL
94.15k
375.77k (x3.99)

Performance/W
i5-3470
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
493 points/W
2601 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
472 points/W
4442 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
184 points/W
1125 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
74 points/W
183 points/W
TOTAL
1223 points/W
8351 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-3470
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
3196 points/GHz
3227 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3090 points/GHz
4947 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1234 points/GHz
1197 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1289 points/GHz
2539 points/GHz
TOTAL
8809 points/GHz
11910 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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