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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3450S outperforms the more expensive Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-3450S is 1062 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-950.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Performs up to 2% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-950 - 171 vs 167 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-950 - $95.0 vs $100.0
- Up to 7% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-950 - $0.56 vs $0.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-950 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-950
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 8 vs 4 threads
Dota 2
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Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
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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 i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i7-950 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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