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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3450S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 2923 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 16% better in Minecraft than Core i5-3450S - 710 vs 614 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i5-3450S - $92.56 vs $95.0
- Up to 13% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i5-3450S - $0.13 vs $0.15 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 8 vs 4 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
710
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$92.56
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3450S or Core i3-10100
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
378 FPS
$1.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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401 FPS
$2.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i3-10100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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378 FPS
$2.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$990.29
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378 FPS
$2.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,114.29
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326 FPS
$1.07/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$349.99
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378 FPS
$1.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$729.99
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401 FPS
$3.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i3-10100
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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