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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $739
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3450S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 3628 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - $86.0 vs $315.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-12900KS - $0.51 vs $1.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 27% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-3450S - 216 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 24 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
170
78.70370370370371%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$86
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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In Stock
Updated 7 minutes ago
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
216
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.46/FPS
34.93150684931507%
Price, $
$315
27%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.50 GHz
Buy for $315 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
584
21.693907875185737%
Multi-Core
1681
10.361831966960489%
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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