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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3450S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1159 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 6% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-3450S - 119 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-3450S - CA$139.27 vs CA$327.18
- Up to 60% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-3450S - CA$1.17 vs CA$2.92 per FPS
Elden Ring
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Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
119
100%
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CA$1.17/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$139.27
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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