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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900 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 i9-13900 is 3902 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - $69.0 vs $567.98
- Up to 86% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-13900 - $0.27 vs $1.88 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 16% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-3450 - 302 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 - 32 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
260
86.09271523178808%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
302
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.88/FPS
14.361702127659576%
Price, $
$567.98
12%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-13900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36MB Cache, up to 5.6 GHz
Buy for $567.98 on Amazon
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Updated 349412 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
22.21812822402358%
Multi-Core
1781
10.84256666260806%
Intel Core i5-3450 | vs | Intel Core i9-13900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3450 or Core i9-13900
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
170 FPS
$10.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,781.99
In Stock
187 FPS
$8.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,578.53
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239 FPS
$10.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,479.99
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187 FPS
$10.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,039.99
In Stock
255 FPS
$11.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,884.59
In Stock
187 FPS
$14.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,652.73
In Stock
239 FPS
$10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,494.95
In Stock
187 FPS
$10.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,025.54
In Stock
239 FPS
$10.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,570
In Stock
187 FPS
$10.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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