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Intel Core i5-3450 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-3450
22 %
4C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
64C / 128T · 5.40 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
64C / 128T · 3.20 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-3450 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X |
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| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 3000 (31) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 (3) |
| Architecture | Ivy Bridge S | Shimada Peak (Zen 5) |
| Technology | 22 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1155 | TRX50 |
| Predecessor | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i5-3450 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 64 / 128 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 64x Zen 5 |
| Frequency: | 3.10 GHz | 3.20 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.50 GHz | 5.40 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 64.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | 256.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i5-3450 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X |
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| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.10 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 6 / 48 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 22 nm | |
| Release date | Q2/2012 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i5-3450 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i5-3450 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X |
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| Memory | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) | DDR5-6400 (190.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 1024 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | 5.0 x 88 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s | 346.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i5-3450 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X |
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| TDP | 77 W | 350 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 95 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Core i5-3450 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3 |
| Release date | Q2/2012 | Q3/2025 |
| Release price | 195 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
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