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Core i5-3450 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i5-3450 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $174

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MSRP $699

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 3803 days newer than Core i5-3450.

Advantages of Core i5-3450

  • Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 77 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 30% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-3450 - 491 vs 377 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 32 vs 4 threads
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3450 Logo
Core i5-3450

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

377

77%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

491

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3450 Logo
Core i5-3450

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3450 Logo
Core i5-3450

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

603

21%

Multi-Core

1781

9%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i5-3450 Logo

Core i5-3450

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
77 W
TDP170 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
31.0xMultiplier
45.0x
Intel HD 2500Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-3450 or Ryzen 9 7950X

With selected game settings

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