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Core i5-3450S vs Core i5-12600K

Core i5-3450S vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i5-3450S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3476 days newer than Core i5-3450S.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 14% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-3450S - 296 vs 259 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Apex Legends.
Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-3450S Logo
Core i5-3450S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

259

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

296

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.73/FPS

100%

Price, €

€216.62

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K LGA1700 Tablett, 3,6 GHz, CM8071504555227

Buy for 216.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 16099 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-3450S Logo
Core i5-3450S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3450S Logo
Core i5-3450S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

584

23%

Multi-Core

1681

14%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i5-3450S Logo

Intel Core i5-3450S

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Intel Core i5-12600K

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
4Threads
16
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
28.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 2500Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-3450S or Core i5-12600K

Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High

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