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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 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 i9-11900 is 3243 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 12% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-3450 - 291 vs 260 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $59.0 vs $270.0
- Up to 75% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-11900 - $0.23 vs $0.93 per FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-3450
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
139 FPS
$16.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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174 FPS
$13.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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139 FPS
$23.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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174 FPS
$27.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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