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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 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 i5-4690 is 732 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 77 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 11% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-3450 - 176 vs 159 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-3450 - $52.0 vs $59.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-3450 - $0.3 vs $0.37 per FPS
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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