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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3450 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-3450 is 430 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Performs up to 1% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-990X - 123 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $69.0 vs $178.02
- Up to 62% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-990X - $0.56 vs $1.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 77 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 12 vs 4 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
122
99.1869918699187%
Value, $/FPS
$1.46/FPS
38.35616438356165%
Price, $
$178.02
38%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Updated 349158 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450 | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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