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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700K is 1985 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 3300% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-3450 - 34 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 92% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-3450 - $5.65 vs $69.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $69.0 vs $192.0
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 77 vs 95 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
34
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$192
35%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 349453 minutes ago
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
1
2.941176470588235%
Value, $/FPS
$69/FPS
8.18840579710145%
Price, $
$69
100%
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
Buy for $69 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349452 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
38.116308470290775%
Multi-Core
1781
27.64240260748099%
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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