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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 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 i5-8600 is 2117 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 11% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-3450S - 220 vs 199 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 46% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $95.0 vs $175.0
- Up to 40% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8600 - $0.48 vs $0.8 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
199
90.45454545454545%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
584
40.10989010989011%
Multi-Core
1681
33.43942709369405%
Intel Core i5-8600 | 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 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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