Intel Core i5-11400F vs Intel Core i5-3470

Core i5-11400F vs Core i5-3470 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-11400F performs better than the Core i5-3470. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3470 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-11400F has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Core i5-3470 that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-3470. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-3470 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-11400F. Despite this, the Core i5-11400F has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-11400F CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-3470 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i5-11400F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.