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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9980XE 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 i9-9980XE is 2364 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $69.0 vs $1067.0
- Up to 93% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-9980XE - $0.57 vs $8.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 77 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 10% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-3450 - 132 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 36 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
120
90.9090909090909%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/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 i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.08/FPS
7.054455445544554%
Price, $
$1067
6%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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Updated 349869 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
42.46478873239437%
Multi-Core
1781
15.859305431878894%
Intel Core i5-3450 | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 4 | Threads | 36 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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