AMD Athlon II X2 340 vs Intel Core i5-3470S

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i5-3470S and AMD Athlon II X2 340 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Core i5-3470S AMD Athlon II X2 340
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Core i5 AMD Athlon II
• Generation
  3 1
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 3000 AMD Athlon II (Trinity)

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i5-3470S vs AMD Athlon II X2 340 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.90 GHz 3.20 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.60 GHz 3.60 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 2
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i5-3470S and AMD Athlon II X2 340 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 2500 no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.65 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.10 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  6
• Shader
  48
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  7
• DirectX Version
  11.0
• Technology
  22 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2012

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i5-3470S and AMD Athlon II X2 340. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode No

To choose the best model between Intel Core i5-3470S and AMD Athlon II X2 340 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1600 DDR3-1600
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 1
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Core i5-3470S and AMD Athlon II X2 340.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i5-3470S or AMD Athlon II X2 340? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 65 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i5-3470S and AMD Athlon II X2 340 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE3
• L3-Cache
  6.00 MB 1.00 MB
• Architecture
  Ivy Bridge S Trinity
• Technology
  22 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1155 FM2
• Release date
  Q2/2012 Q4/2012

List of devices based on Intel Core i5-3470S and AMD Athlon II X2 340.

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