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Core i5-3450S vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i5-3450S vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core i5-3450S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3112 days newer than Core i5-3450S.

Advantages of Core i5-3450S

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-3450S - 149 vs 140 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 24 vs 4 threads
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-3450S Logo
Core i5-3450S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

140

94%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

149

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.55/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$379.95

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler

Buy for CA$379.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 175 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-3450S Logo
Core i5-3450S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3450S Logo
Core i5-3450S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

584

27%

Multi-Core

1681

14%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i5-3450S Logo

Core i5-3450S

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
4Threads
24
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
28.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-3450S or Ryzen 9 5900X

With selected game settings

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