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Core i7-3770 vs i5-3470S


Description
Both models i7-3770 and i5-3470S are based on Ivy Bridge architecture.

"Ivy Bridge is the last Intel microarchitecture for which there is official driver support for Windows XP . It is made under 22 nm Tri-Gate transistor (""3D"") technology and is basically a Sandy Bridge shrink. It has PCI Express 3.0 support and RdRand instruction for security tasks."

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-3770 gets a score of 133.7 k points while the i5-3470S gets 93.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-3770 is 1.4 times faster than the i5-3470S . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
306a9
Core
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
77 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x62+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
April 2012
June 2012
Mean monothread perf.
34.59k points
31.35k points
Mean multithread perf.
133.7k points
93.35k points

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
i7-3770
i5-3470S
Test#1 (Integers)
12.55k
11.41k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
12.11k
10.98k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.69k
4.31k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.25k
4.66k (x0.89)
TOTAL
34.59k
31.35k (x0.91)

Multithread

i7-3770

i5-3470S
Test#1 (Integers)
49.56k
35.73k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
56.21k
36k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.17k
14.48k (x0.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.75k
7.14k (x1.24)
TOTAL
133.7k
93.35k (x0.7)

Performance/W
i7-3770
i5-3470S
Test#1 (Integers)
644 points/W
550 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
730 points/W
554 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
288 points/W
223 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
75 points/W
110 points/W
TOTAL
1736 points/W
1436 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-3770
i5-3470S
Test#1 (Integers)
3217 points/GHz
3168 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3104 points/GHz
3050 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1202 points/GHz
1197 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1347 points/GHz
1293 points/GHz
TOTAL
8870 points/GHz
8708 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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