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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X 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 i7-6950X is 1493 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Valheim than Core i5-3450S - 199 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $95.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 85% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-6950X - $0.5 vs $3.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.27/FPS
15.29051987767584%
Price, $
$651.07
14%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
191
95.97989949748744%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/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 349267 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
584
45.0965250965251%
Multi-Core
1681
19.90055641055996%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i5-3450S |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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