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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 3803 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Core i5-3450
- Up to 52% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600X - $95.00 vs $197.00
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 77 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 124% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-3450 - 571 vs 255 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-3450 - $0.35 vs $0.37 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 12 vs 4 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
571
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$197
48%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450 | vs | Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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