Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3450S outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-3450S is 964 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Performs up to 1% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-870 - 92 vs 91 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-870 - $95.0 vs $100.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-870 - $1.03 vs $1.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 8 vs 4 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
92
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$95
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
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Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Lynnfield |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |