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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X 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 i9-10900X is 2729 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $95.0 vs $615.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-10900X - $2.07 vs $10.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 33% better in Starfield than Core i5-3450S - 61 vs 46 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 20 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
46
75.40983606557377%
Value, $/FPS
$2.07/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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Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
61
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.08/FPS
20.535714285714285%
Price, $
$615
15%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Updated 349334 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
584
37.055837563451774%
Multi-Core
1681
17.938320350016006%
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3450S or Core i9-10900X
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
61 FPS
$95.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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