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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 1985 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 77 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i5-3450 - 244 vs 231 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-3450 - CA$114.21 vs CA$189.41
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 6 vs 4 threads
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
39.003880983182405%
Multi-Core
1781
31.82061818831517%
Intel Core i5-3450 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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