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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3450 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 3803 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Core i5-3450
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $95.00 vs $379.00
- Up to 58% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.21 vs $0.50 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 77 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 65% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-3450 - 759 vs 461 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 24 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 170 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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