Intel Core i5-4470S vs Intel Core i5-7200U

Processor comparisons   10-05-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-4470S vs Intel Core i5-7200U and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, machine learning, rendering, video editing. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, AIDA64, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, 7zip, UserBenchmark, WPrime, PassMark, 3DMark, MATLAB, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, VeraCrypt, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7200U or Intel Core i5-4470S.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-4470S

51%

Core i5-7200U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-4470S

51%

Core i5-7200U

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.9	90.0
Valorant	103.3	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.9	57.3
Apex Legends	97.1	96.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.5	76.7
Overwatch	83.7	82.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.3	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.7	51.1
Warzone	80.6	79.8
Assassin's Creed	86.8	85.9
Valheim	85.8	84.9

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-4470S

39%

Core i5-7200U

192%

To make a finishing choice 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 i5-7200U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-4470S since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 i5-4470S	Intel Core i5-7200U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	130	132
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	470	334
Cinbench 20 Single-core	320	308
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1161	652
Cinbench 23 Single-core	704	817
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2678	1978

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

	Intel Core i5-4470S	Intel Core i5-7200U
Single-Core	1738	1807
Multi-Core	4727	3391

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

	Intel Core i5-4470S	Intel Core i5-7200U
Single-Core	763	864
Multi-Core	2879	1952

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-4470S	Intel Core i5-7200U
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2016
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	LGA1150	FCBGA1356
Core name	Haswell	Kaby Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	4	7
Turbo Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.1 MHz
Frequency	2.9 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	1810 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	32 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	3 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-4470S is 13% better than Core i5-7200U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-4470S has 2 more core than Core i5-7200U. 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 i5-4470S is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7200U is better: 9
Although it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-4470S and Intel Core i5-7200U before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-4470S - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-4470S specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-7200U specs and review.