Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3450 outperforms the more expensive FX-6350 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-3450 is 365 days older than the more expensive FX-6350.
Advantages of AMD FX-6350
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 3 than FX-6350 - 123 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than FX-6350 - $69.0 vs $100.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than FX-6350 - $0.56 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD FX-6350 - 77 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6350 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2013
FPS
122
99.1869918699187%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
68.29268292682927%
Price, $
$100
69%
Buy for $100 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361170 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $69 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361170 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2013
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6350 | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
FX | Collection | Core i5 |
Vishera | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 77 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
19.5x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
No | Overclockable | No |