Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3450 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 77 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) i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10GHz, Intel Core i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 47.40

Overall Rank:
2007th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1699th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
571st fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $95.00 USD (2024-06-25)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4503

Single Thread Rating

1871

Samples: 1975*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,788
Thread: 1,865

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz

Integer Math	14,361 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,495 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,782 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,132 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	70,562 KBytes/Sec
Physics	382 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,412 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,871 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,503

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		47.40
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		1,871

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2280140 - Dec 15 2024		4261
BL2279944 - Dec 15 2024		4741
BL2275935 - Dec 13 2024		4800
BL2256699 - Nov 26 2024		4045
BL2248801 - Nov 18 2024		4733

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,503
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,956 (+10.1%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,101 (-8.9%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,788 (+6.3%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,396 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,377 (-2.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,882 (-13.8%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,866 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,797 (-15.7%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,570 (+23.7%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,474 (+21.6%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,934 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,679 (+3.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		582

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