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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400F 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 i5-11400F is 3243 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - $69.0 vs $113.0
- Up to 11% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-11400F - $1.5 vs $1.69 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 46% better in Starfield than Core i5-3450 - 67 vs 46 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
46
68.65671641791045%
Value, $/FPS
$1.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
67
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.69/FPS
88.75739644970415%
Price, $
$113
61%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
30.749617542070375%
Multi-Core
1781
23.409568874868558%
Intel Core i5-3450 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3450 or Core i5-11400F
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
15 FPS
$66.6/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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14 FPS
$80.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,126.88
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10 FPS
$79.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$799
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10 FPS
$113.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,135.88
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2 FPS
$287.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$575.4
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10 FPS
$85.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$857.5
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10 FPS
$91.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$910.41
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17 FPS
$51.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$881.99
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2 FPS
$330.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$660.87
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17 FPS
$52.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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