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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790K 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 i7-4790K is 732 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 77 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 11% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-3450 - 141 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i5-3450 - €226.64 vs €250.1
- Up to 18% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-3450 - €1.61 vs €1.97 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 8 vs 4 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
127
90.0709219858156%
Value, €/FPS
€1.97/FPS
81.7258883248731%
Price, €
€250.1
90%
Intel Core i5-3450 Processore
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Updated 36948 minutes ago
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
141
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.61/FPS
100%
Price, €
€226.64
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Processore Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
Buy for €226.64 on Amazon
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Updated 36950 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
43.47512617159337%
Multi-Core
1781
40.532544378698226%
Intel Core i5-3450 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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