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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-6100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-6100 is 1220 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i3-6100 - $95.0 vs $100.0
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Performs up to 8% better in Valorant than Core i5-3450S - 753 vs 695 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-3450S - $0.13 vs $0.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450S - 51 vs 65 Watts
Valorant
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 i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
753
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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