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.

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Is the Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 47.36

Overall Rank:
1950th fastest in multithreading out of 4834 CPUs
1648th fastest in single threading out of 4834 CPUs
552nd fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4500

Single Thread Rating

1870

Samples: 1960*
*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	14,365 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,486 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,793 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,130 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	70,509 KBytes/Sec
Physics	383 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,407 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,870 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of September 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of September 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

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	Intel NUC Extreme Business PC Desktop, Core i5-9300H, 32GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolts, HDMI, RJ-45, SD Card Reader, Wi-Fi 6, No Operating System, Black	$529.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI PRO DP21 Desktop, Intel Core i5-13400, UHD 730, 8GB' Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi 6 AX211, Windows 11 Home (13M-497US), Black	$589.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI Trident 3 (SFF) Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i5-12400F, GeForce RTX 3050 (ITX), 16GB' Memory (Dual-CHL), 512GB SSD, WiFi 6E, USB Type-C, VR-Ready, Windows 11 Home (12TH-003US)	$1185.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell i3020-13400-1650 Business Desktop 2023 Intel Core i5-13400 10-Core NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 16GB DDR4 512GB SSD+ 1TB HDD Wired Keyboard & Mouse Windows 10 Home Wi-Fi Bluetooth 5.2 HDMI 1.4	$979.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell i3020-13400-1650 Business Desktop 2023 Intel Core i5-13400 10-Core NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 16GB DDR4 512GB SSD+ 1TB HDD Wired Keyboard & Mouse Windows 10 Pro Wi-Fi Bluetooth 5.2 HDMI 1.4	$1029.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,131
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,486
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,128
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,609
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,867
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,274
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,536
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,168
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,500

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		239.90
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		157.54
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		138.57
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		57.11
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		47.36
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,624
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,909
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		1,870

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2183966 - Sep 01 2024		4823
BL2183886 - Sep 01 2024		3637
BL2183294 - Aug 31 2024		4830
BL2179161 - Aug 26 2024		4798
BL2168429 - Aug 13 2024		4831

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 11th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,500
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,954 (+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 (+6.4%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,387 (-2.5%)
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,375 (-2.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,860 (-14.2%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,797 (-15.6%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,240 (+16.5%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,928 (+9.5%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,638 (+3.1%)
AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,484 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,291 (-4.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,318
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,269
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,240
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,035
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,498
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,091
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,963
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,831
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,781
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		896

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