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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9920X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3450 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9920X is 2364 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9920X
- Performs up to 26% better in Starfield than Core i5-3450 - 58 vs 46 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-9920X - $69.0 vs $595.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-9920X - $1.5 vs $10.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 77 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.26/FPS
14.619883040935672%
Price, $
$595
11%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC6)
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Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
46
79.3103448275862%
Value, $/FPS
$1.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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In Stock
Updated 349820 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
42.675159235668794%
Multi-Core
1781
18.862529125185343%
Intel Core i9-9920X | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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