Intel Core i5-3470S vs Intel Xeon E5-2643

Core i5-3470S vs Xeon E5-2643 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Xeon E5-2643 beats the Core i5-3470S in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3470S in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Xeon E5-2643 has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E5-2643 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-3470S. Despite this, the Core i5-3470S has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-3470S CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E5-2643 CPU because of its significantly 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. For instance, the Core i5-3470S has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.