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In short — Core i7-6700K 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 i7-6700K is 1189 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - $95.0 vs $180.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Core i7-6700K - $0.37 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i5-3450S - 266 vs 257 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 8 vs 4 threads
Dishonored 2
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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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Aug 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 | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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