Intel Core i5-3470S vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Core i5-3470S vs Xeon E5-2697 v3 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Xeon E5-2697 v3 performs better than the Core i5-3470S. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3470S in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Xeon E5-2697 v3 has significantly more cores with 14 cores compared to the Core i5-3470S that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-3470S. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-3470S has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon E5-2697 v3. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. A Core i5-3470S CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E5-2697 v3 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-3470S has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.