Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 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 Core i5-9500 is 2364 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $59.0 vs $160.74
- Up to 60% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-9500 - $0.63 vs $1.56 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 11% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-3450 - 103 vs 93 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450 - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 6 vs 4 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450 | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
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Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |