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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 2729 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 13% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-3450S - 224 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 28 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $95.0 vs $820.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10940X - $0.48 vs $3.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.66/FPS
13.114754098360654%
Price, $
$820
11%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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In Stock
Updated 350488 minutes ago
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
199
88.83928571428571%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
Buy for $95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350487 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
584
37.38796414852753%
Multi-Core
1681
15.609620206147273%
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | Intel Core i5-3450S |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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