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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1159 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-3450 - 307 vs 298 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i5-3450 - $39.5 vs $59.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-3450 - $0.13 vs $0.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450 - 65 vs 77 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
307
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i5-3450
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
161 FPS
$4.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$729.99
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136 FPS
$4.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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