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Intel logo Core i5-3450S
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Intel logo Core i5-2500K

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General information Core i5-3450S Core i5-2500K
Launched Q2 2012 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Clock 2.8 GHz 15.2 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.5 GHz 5.4 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 31.6 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500 Intel HD Graphics 3000
Performance Core i5-3450S Core i5-2500K
Overall Score 41110 0 % 40500 1.5 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 2856 0 % 2690 5.8 %
Single Thread Score 1889.9 0 % 1682 11 %
Encrypting Data 1099.2 MB/s 0 % 1038 MB/s 5.6 %
Compressing Data 66.2 MB/s 0 % 65.8 MB/s 0.6 %
String objects sorting 8743.8 thousand/s 3 % 9014.9 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 28 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 7.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 13796.5 millions/s 4.2 % 14398.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 10167.7 millions/s 0 % 7466.9 millions/s 26.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-3450S, Core i5-2500K.

Average frames per second Core i5-3450S Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 76.5 FPS 74.3 FPS
High settings 122.4 FPS 119.0 FPS
Medium settings 153.0 FPS 148.7 FPS
Low settings 191.2 FPS 185.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-3450S Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 122.7 FPS 121.4 FPS
High settings 196.4 FPS 194.3 FPS
Medium settings 245.5 FPS 242.9 FPS
Low settings 306.8 FPS 303.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.1 %
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