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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700K is 1189 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 77 vs 91 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Stray than Core i5-3450 - 184 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-3450 - CA$169.99 vs CA$189.41
- Up to 14% better value when playing Stray than Core i5-3450 - CA$0.92 vs CA$1.07 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 8 vs 4 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
177
96.19565217391305%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.07/FPS
85.98130841121495%
Price, CA$
CA$189.41
89%
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
184
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.92/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$169.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel 6th Gen Core i7-6700K Desktop Processor (BX80662I76700K)
Buy for CA$169.99 on Amazon
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Updated 58289 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
40.74324324324324%
Multi-Core
1781
36.369205636103736%
Intel Core i5-3450 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3450 or Core i7-6700K
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
74 FPS
CA$21.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i7-6700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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