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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1985 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $95.0 vs $130.73
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 129% better in League of Legends than Core i5-3450S - 158 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 40% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-3450S - $0.83 vs $1.38 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 6 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
158
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130.73
72%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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