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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 3902 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 84% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $95.0 vs $591.89
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 8300% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-3450S - 84 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 93% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-3450S - $7.05 vs $95.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 32 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
1
1.1904761904761905%
Value, $/FPS
$95/FPS
7.421052631578948%
Price, $
$95
100%
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
84
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$591.89
16%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
584
20.013708019191228%
Multi-Core
1681
8.562114806703%
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3450S or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
84 FPS
$52.38/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$52.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$57.14/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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64 FPS
$46.87/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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