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In short — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 1884 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $95.0 vs $412.83
- Up to 76% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-7900X - $0.45 vs $1.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i5-3450S - 217 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 20 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
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1920 x 1080
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Epic
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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