Ryzen 5 2600 vs Core i5-3470 comparison
In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 2600 beats the Core i5-3470 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3470 in all gaming tests too.
With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 5 2600 has significantly more cores with 6 cores whereas the Core i5-3470 has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-3470. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 5 2600 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i5-3470. Also, the Ryzen 5 2600 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 5 2600 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.
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. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 2600 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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