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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 2729 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450S.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 12% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-3450S - 134 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 36 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $95.0 vs $1200.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-10980XE - $0.79 vs $8.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.96/FPS
8.816964285714285%
Price, $
$1200
7%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
120
89.55223880597015%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/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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Updated 350202 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
584
37.19745222929936%
Multi-Core
1681
14.025865665415102%
Intel Core i9-10980XE | 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 |
18 | Cores | 4 |
36 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 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 |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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