Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3450S outperforms the cheaper Pentium G645 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G645 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-3450S is 126 days older than the cheaper Pentium G645.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Performs up to 3% better in Dead Island 2 than Pentium G645 - 122 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G645 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G645
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-3450S - $29.97 vs $62.88
- Up to 51% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-3450S - $0.28 vs $0.57 per FPS
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
122
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.57/FPS
49.12280701754387%
Price, €
€69.8
47%
FPS Winner
Buy for €69.8 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1659 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2012
FPS
118
96.72131147540983%
Value, €/FPS
€0.28/FPS
100%
Price, €
€33.27
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €33.27 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1659 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Pentium G645 |
---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2012 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
No | Overclockable | No |