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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900 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 i9-13900 is 3902 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - $95.0 vs $567.98
- Up to 80% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-13900 - $0.86 vs $4.37 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 18% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-3450S - 130 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 32 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
110
84.61538461538461%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/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 i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.37/FPS
19.679633867276888%
Price, $
$567.98
16%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-13900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36MB Cache, up to 5.6 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 349276 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
584
21.518054532056006%
Multi-Core
1681
10.233775721417265%
Intel Core i5-3450S | 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 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3450S or Core i9-13900
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
72 FPS
$24.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,781.99
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78 FPS
$20.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,578.53
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100 FPS
$24.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,479.99
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78 FPS
$26.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,039.99
In Stock
107 FPS
$26.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,884.59
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78 FPS
$34.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,652.73
In Stock
100 FPS
$24.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,494.95
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78 FPS
$25.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,025.54
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100 FPS
$25.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,570
In Stock
78 FPS
$24.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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