Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2450P can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450P CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 32.87

Overall Rank:
2182nd fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
2091st fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
617th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.99 USD (2022-09-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4273

Single Thread Rating

1682

Samples: 42*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,296
Thread: 1,818

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	15,090 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,741 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,203 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,110 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	70,342 KBytes/Sec
Physics	399 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,461 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,682 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,729
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,489
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz		4,273

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		234.14
Intel Core i9-13900K		139.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.19
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz		32.87
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz		1,682

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2329838 - Jan 09 2025		4496
BL2328172 - Jan 08 2025		4476
BL1878747 - Aug 08 2023		4340
BL1606232 - Aug 03 2022		4261
BL1583521 - Jun 19 2022		4691

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz		4,273
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2450P		3,395 (-20.6%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2450P		4,220 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450P		5,236 (+22.5%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450P		4,940 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450P		4,671 (+9.3%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450P		4,515 (+5.7%)
AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i5-2450P		4,099 (-4.1%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-2450P		3,558 (-16.7%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i5-2450P		3,319 (-22.3%)
AMD A8-9600 vs Intel Core i5-2450P		3,307 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i5-4570T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450P		3,232 (-24.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2450P		2,443 (-42.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,498
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,177
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,336
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,849
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,602
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,819
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,691
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,516
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,442
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,410
Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz		570

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