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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 2364 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $95.0 vs $160.91
- Up to 36% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-9400 - $0.37 vs $0.58 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 7% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-3450S - 278 vs 259 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 6 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
259
93.16546762589928%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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In Stock
Updated 349276 minutes ago
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
278
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/FPS
63.793103448275865%
Price, $
$160.91
59%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Updated 349277 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
584
42.19653179190752%
Multi-Core
1681
35.05735140771637%
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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