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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 i7-6700K
- Performs up to 16% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-3450 - 108 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i5-3450 - CA$189.99 vs CA$208.96
- Up to 22% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-3450 - CA$1.76 vs CA$2.25 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 77 vs 91 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
108
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.76/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$189.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Core i7 Quad-core i7-6700K 4 GHz Processor
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Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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