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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-5930K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-5930K is 855 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $95.0 vs $549.95
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Performs up to 1800% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-3450S - 19 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 70% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-3450S - $28.94 vs $95.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 12 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
1
5.263157894736842%
Value, $/FPS
$95/FPS
30.46315789473684%
Price, $
$95
100%
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
19
100%
Value, $/FPS
$28.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$549.95
17%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
584
50.51903114186851%
Multi-Core
1681
30.675182481751822%
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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