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Intel's Core i5-3470 is a good base for a system equipped with a discrete GPU. You don't get the heavily threaded performance of the quad-core, eight-thread Core i7 but you're also saving nearly $100. For a gaming machine or anything else that's not going...
Published: 2012-05-31, Author: Matthew , review by: pcmag.com
Good performance for the price. Backward compatible with Sandy Bridge motherboards.
Multiplier not fully unlocked. Few major performance increases over previous-generation counterparts
The Intel Core i5-3470 is a mainstream Ivy Bridge CPU that delivers solid performance with very few surprises (and limited overclocking opportunities)....
Good Performance, Relatively Low Power Consumption, Quick Sync 2.0, Competitive Pricing
Only Partially Unlocked, Wimpy Integrated Graphics, No Hyper-Threading
The Core i5-3470's integrated HD 2500 series graphics engine is a different story altogether, however. While the Intel HD 2500 graphic engine probably performs well enough for the majority of mainstream computer users out there, it offers roughly half the...
Abstract: The Core i5 was the second CPU from Intel to come with an integrated memory controller (the Core i7 was the first, while the Core i3 was the third), feature present on CPUs from AMD since the Athlon 64. Core i5 CPUs are based on the Core architecture, ...
Abstract: The new third-generation Core i CPUs from Intel might not have made much of a splash for raw computational performance, but their HD4000 integrated graphics have made huge strides forward. The new i5-3470 is one of Intel's most affordable Ivy Bridge ...
Faster than anything AMD can offer, and almost as quick as last generation's flagship Core i7, this is one very tempting piece of Silicon...
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Published: 2012-05-31, Author: John , review by: crn.com.au
Abstract: Our experience with the absolute high end of Intel's Ivy Bridge processor refresh has been great. Intel has done what it does best, tweaking its manufacturing technique to deliver small but noticeable gains upon the previous generation of processor.But to...
Abstract: Late May we published a huge round-up of 45 desktop processors , followed by a review of Intel's fourth generation Core processors . Our readers immediately, and understandably, came with the request for a similar group test of laptop processors. It's a...
