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Core i5-3450 vs Core i7-6900K

Core i5-3450 vs Core i7-6900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 1493 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3450.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450

  • Consumes up to 45% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 77 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K

  • Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3450 - 138 vs 123 FPS
  • Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-3450 - €182.66 vs €234.47
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 16 vs 4 threads
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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

89.13043478260869%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€234.47

77%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

138

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€182.66

100%

FPS Winner

INTEL Core i7-6900K 3,20 gHz LGA2011-V3 20MB Cache

Buy for 182.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77131 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 i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3450 Logo
Core i5-3450

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

603

48.1629392971246%

Multi-Core

1781

25.021073335206516%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

100%

Multi-Core

7118

100%

Intel Core i5-3450 Logo

Intel Core i5-3450

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Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Intel Core i7-6900K

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
May 31st, 2016
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Ivy BridgeCodenameBroadwell-E
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
77 W
TDP140 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
31.0xMultiplier
32.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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