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MSRP $174
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3537 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Core i5-3450
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $95.00 vs $129.99
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 41% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3450 - 174 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3450 - $0.75 vs $0.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450 - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 12 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 i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
73%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-3450 or Core i5-12400
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