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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3450S outperforms the cheaper Pentium G645 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G645 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-3450S is 126 days older than the cheaper Pentium G645.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Performs up to 15% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Pentium G645 - 55 vs 48 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G645 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G645
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-3450S - $40.99 vs $86.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-3450S - $0.85 vs $1.56 per FPS
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
55
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.56/FPS
54.48717948717948%
Price, $
$86
47%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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Pentium G645
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2012
FPS
48
87.27272727272727%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$40.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G645 Dual-Core Processor 2.9 Ghz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G645
Buy for $40.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 101 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Pentium G645
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Pentium G645 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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