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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3450 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G6950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-3450 is 843 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Performs up to 4% better in Battlefield 2042 than Pentium G6950 - 147 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i5-3450 - $37.5 vs $59.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-3450 - $0.27 vs $0.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450 - 73 vs 77 Watts
Battlefield 2042
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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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
141
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$37.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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In Stock
Updated 12 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450 | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 73 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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