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Core i5-3450 vs Core i5-12600K

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

Availability

MSRP in USD: $174

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $289

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i5-3450 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 i5-3450.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 77 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 53% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3450 - 188 vs 123 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3450 Logo
Core i5-3450

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

123

65%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

188

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.07/FPS

100%

Price, £

£202.05

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

Buy for £202.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5059 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3450 Logo
Core i5-3450

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3450 Logo
Core i5-3450

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

603

24%

Multi-Core

1781

15%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i5-3450 Logo

Intel Core i5-3450

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
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
77 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 2500Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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