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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3450 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G6950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-3450 is 843 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-3450 - $47.48 vs $59.0
- Up to 15% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-3450 - $0.46 vs $0.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450 - 73 vs 77 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Performs up to 7% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G6950 - 110 vs 103 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
103
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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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
Ultra
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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