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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3450S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 3243 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $86.0 vs $260.87
- Up to 63% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-11700F - $0.78 vs $2.12 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 12% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-3450S - 123 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 16 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
110
89.43089430894308%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$86
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.12/FPS
36.79245283018868%
Price, $
$260.87
32%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
584
27.796287482151357%
Multi-Core
1681
19.124004550625713%
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3450S or Core i7-11700F
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
54 FPS
$20.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
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77 FPS
$14.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,089.99
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66 FPS
$19.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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70 FPS
$17.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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77 FPS
$20.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,549
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70 FPS
$22.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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48 FPS
$22.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
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59 FPS
$25.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,487
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49 FPS
$31.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,530.88
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56 FPS
$19.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
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