Intel Core i7-7500U vs Intel Core i5-3470

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i7-7500U vs Intel Core i5-3470 and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, streaming, programming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, 3DMark, Handbrake, Furmark, PCMark 10, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, 7zip, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, SuperPi, Blender, WPrime, PassMark, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-3470 or Intel Core i7-7500U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-7500U

51%

Core i5-3470

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-7500U

51%

Core i5-3470

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that 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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Control, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	90.8
Valorant	102.6	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	57.8
Apex Legends	96.4	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	77.4
Overwatch	83.1	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	71.2
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.6
Warzone	80.0	80.5
Assassin's Creed	86.2	86.7
Valheim	85.1	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 participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 i7-7500U

215%

Core i5-3470

32%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-7500U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-3470 as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 77W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. 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. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-7500U	Intel Core i5-3470
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	376	460
Cinbench 20 Single-core	354	313
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	739	1010
Cinbench 23 Single-core	519	682
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2492	2603

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

	Intel Core i7-7500U	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	1956	1953
Multi-Core	3649	4620

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

	Intel Core i7-7500U	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	971	756
Multi-Core	2214	2781

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new 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 i7-7500U	Intel Core i5-3470
Announcement date	October 01, 2016	April 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1356	LGA1155
Core name	Kaby Lake	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	3
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	2.7 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	1700 millions	1480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	77 W
Memory type	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR3 1333/1600
Max. Memory	32 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	Yes	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 i5-3470 is 15% better than Core i7-7500U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-3470 has 2 more core than Core i7-7500U. 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 i7-7500U is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-3470 is better: 22
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i7-7500U and Intel Core i5-3470 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i7-7500U specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-3470 specs and review.