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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3450 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 3243 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 42% better in Rust than Core i5-3450 - 227 vs 160 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450 - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $59.0 vs $220.47
- Up to 62% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-11700 - $0.37 vs $0.97 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
227
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.97/FPS
38%
Price, $
$220.47
26%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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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
High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i5-3450
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
81 FPS
$17.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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68 FPS
$22.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,519
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69 FPS
$23.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,599
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68 FPS
$24.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,640
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68 FPS
$27.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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68 FPS
$32.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,238
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68 FPS
$23.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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68 FPS
$22.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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68 FPS
$20.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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68 FPS
$20.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,379
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