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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 1158 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $95.0 vs $130.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-6700 - $0.56 vs $0.65 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 17% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-3450S - 200 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 8 vs 4 threads
Dota 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3450S or Core i7-6700
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
130 FPS
$6.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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121 FPS
$6.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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