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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F 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 i3-12100F is 3558 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Core i5-3450
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 43% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3450 - 176 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-3450 - $76.80 vs $95.00
- Up to 43% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3450 - $0.44 vs $0.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450 - 58 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 8 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$76.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-3450 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
115 FPS
$6.96/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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