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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3450 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10600 is 2923 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-10600 - $95.0 vs $130.95
- Up to 17% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-10600 - $0.94 vs $1.13 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Performs up to 15% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-3450 - 116 vs 101 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
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
101
87.06896551724138%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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Updated 58292 minutes ago
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
83.18584070796462%
Price, $
$130.95
72%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
Buy for $130.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 58293 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
38.18872704243192%
Multi-Core
1781
28.842105263157897%
Intel Core i5-3450 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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