Intel Core i9-7900X vs Intel Core i5-3450S

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,117

Rank #207

vs
4,818

Rank #1,012

6,117
4,818

Core i9-7900X wins by 21.2% (Rank #207 vs #1012)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,128

Rank #225

vs
4,935

Rank #982

6,128
4,935

Core i9-7900X wins by 19.5% (Rank #225 vs #982)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,101

Rank #216

vs
4,643

Rank #1,038

6,101
4,643

Core i9-7900X wins by 23.9% (Rank #216 vs #1038)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,167

Rank #298

vs
4,623

Rank #910

5,167
4,623

Core i9-7900X wins by 10.5% (Rank #298 vs #910)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,272

Rank #287

vs
4,581

Rank #955

5,272
4,581

Core i9-7900X wins by 13.1% (Rank #287 vs #955)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,356

Rank #226

vs
4,610

Rank #934

5,356
4,610

Core i9-7900X wins by 13.9% (Rank #226 vs #934)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7900X Core i5-3450S Diff
Cores
10
4
+60%
Threads
20
4
+80%
Base Frequency
3,300 MHz
2,800 MHz
+15.2%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,300 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
33x
--
L1 Cache
640 KB
--
L2 Cache
10 MiB
--
L3 Cache
14 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
26 GB/s
+67.8%
PCIe Lanes
44
16
+63.6%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
140 W
65 W
53.6% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-7900X Core i5-3450S
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i9-7000 --
Model Number i9-7900X i5-3450S
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake --
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket FCLGA1155
Package FCLGA-2066 --
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3 1333/1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Release Price $999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No --

Designer

Core i9-7900X
Intel
Core i5-3450S
Intel

Family

Core i9-7900X
Core
Core i5-3450S
--

Series

Core i9-7900X
i9-7000
Core i5-3450S
--

Model Number

Core i9-7900X
i9-7900X
Core i5-3450S
i5-3450S

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7900X
Skylake
Core i5-3450S
--

Core Name

Core i9-7900X
Skylake
Core i5-3450S
--

Core Family

Core i9-7900X
6
Core i5-3450S
--

Core Model

Core i9-7900X
85
Core i5-3450S
--

Socket

Core i9-7900X
Socket
Core i5-3450S
FCLGA1155

Package

Core i9-7900X
FCLGA-2066
Core i5-3450S
--

Chipset

Core i9-7900X
Lewisburg
Core i5-3450S
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7900X
DDR4-2666
Core i5-3450S
DDR3 1333/1600

ECC Support

Core i9-7900X
No
Core i5-3450S
No

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7900X
3.0
Core i5-3450S
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7900X
x16, x8, x4
Core i5-3450S
up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Market Segment

Core i9-7900X
Desktop
Core i5-3450S
--

Release Price

Core i9-7900X
$999.00
Core i5-3450S
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7900X
No
Core i5-3450S
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7900X Core i5-3450S
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7900X
14 nm
Core i5-3450S
22 nm

Manufacturer

Core i9-7900X
Intel
Core i5-3450S
--

Technology

Core i9-7900X
CMOS
Core i5-3450S
--

Word Size

Core i9-7900X
64-bit
Core i5-3450S
64-bit

ISA

Core i9-7900X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i5-3450S
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i9-7900X Core i5-3450S
GPU -- HD Graphics 2500
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Core i9-7900X
--
Core i5-3450S
HD Graphics 2500

GPU Designer

Core i9-7900X
--
Core i5-3450S
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i9-7900X
--
Core i5-3450S
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7900X Core i5-3450S
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64