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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-2600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3450S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-2600K is 476 days older than the more expensive Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-3450S - 201 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i5-3450S - $70.0 vs $95.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-3450S - $0.35 vs $0.48 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 8 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
199
99.00497512437812%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
72.91666666666666%
Price, $
$95
73%
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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In Stock
Updated 350047 minutes ago
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
201
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
Buy for $70 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350047 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
584
87.42514970059881%
Multi-Core
1681
72.45689655172414%
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i7-2600K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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