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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3450S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2117 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 15% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-3450S - 182 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $95.0 vs $159.99
- Up to 32% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-8500 - $0.6 vs $0.88 per FPS
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
182
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
68.18181818181817%
Price, $
$159.99
59%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
158
86.81318681318682%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
Buy for $95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 360847 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
584
42.10526315789473%
Multi-Core
1681
34.702725020644095%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-3450S |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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