Intel Core i5-10210Y vs Intel Core i5-3470

Processor comparisons   18-01-2022
   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-10210Y vs Intel Core i5-3470 and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, video editing, machine learning, streaming. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Furmark, VeraCrypt, Blender, SuperPi, Gears 5, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, Prime95, AIDA64, RealBench, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Valorant
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite
Fallout 76
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Apex Legends
DOOM: Eternal
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Death Stranding
Borderlands 3
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch
Valheim

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-3470 or Intel Core i5-10210Y.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-10210Y

51%

Core i5-3470

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-10210Y

51%

Core i5-3470

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), Control, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.9	90.8
Valorant	103.3	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.9	57.8
Apex Legends	97.1	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	77.5	77.4
Overwatch	83.7	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.3	71.2
DOOM Eternal	51.7	51.6
Warzone	80.6	80.5
Assassin's Creed	86.8	86.7
Valheim	85.7	85.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-10210Y

499%

Core i5-3470

32%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-10210Y is more energy efficient than the Core i5-3470 as it consumes less power: 7W vs. 77W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i5-3470
Cinbench 15 Single-core	137	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	520	460
Cinbench 20 Single-core	277	313
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1040	1010
Cinbench 23 Single-core	758	682
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2713	2603

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	2086	1953
Multi-Core	4932	4620

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	1049	756
Multi-Core	2853	2781

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i5-3470
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	April 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	UTFCBGA1377	LGA1155
Core name	Amber Lake Y	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	3
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	1 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	1480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	77 W
Memory type	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600	DDR3 1333/1600
Max. Memory	16 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	33.33 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-3470 is 68% better than Core i5-10210Y in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10210Y is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-3470 is better: 5
However, it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-10210Y and Intel Core i5-3470 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-10210Y - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-10210Y specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-3470 specs and review.