Pentium 3561Y vs i5-3470

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3470 and Pentium 3561Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1641not rated
Place by popularity15not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.50no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Power efficiency3.62no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$184no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-3470 and Pentium 3561Y basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size132.8 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature67 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3470 and Pentium 3561Y compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)77 Watt11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3470 and Pentium 3561Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core i5-3470 and Pentium 3561Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3470 and Pentium 3561Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3470 and Pentium 3561Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2500Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz850 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3470 and Pentium 3561Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3470 and Pentium 3561Y.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2012 1 January 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 77 Watt 11 Watt

i5-3470 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium 3561Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 600% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-3470 and Pentium 3561Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-3470 is a desktop processor while Pentium 3561Y is a notebook one.


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