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.

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: 25.83

Overall Rank:
2093rd fastest in multithreading out of 5025 CPUs
1774th fastest in single threading out of 5025 CPUs
588th fastest in out of 1418 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $174.73 USD (2025-03-03)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4514

Single Thread Rating

1873

Samples: 2008*
*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	14,360 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,507 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,766 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,137 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	70,649 KBytes/Sec
Physics	383 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,420 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,873 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$174.73 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,792
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,053
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,512
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,124
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,873
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,202
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,720
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,627
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,514

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.39
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		214.51
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.23
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.24
Intel Core i9-13900K		97.99
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.38
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.21
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		25.83
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 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,613
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,020
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		1,873

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2464482 - Mar 07 2025		4766
BL2457720 - Mar 04 2025		4746
BL2455725 - Mar 04 2025		4807
BL2452023 - Mar 02 2025		4813
BL2447203 - Feb 28 2025		4839

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 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,514
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,103 (-9.1%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,400 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,391 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,394 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,124 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,218 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,962 (+9.9%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,673 (+3.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,793 (-16.0%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,541 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i3-4330 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,500 (-22.5%)
Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,460 (-23.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,434
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,857
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,580
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,531
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,830
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,723
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,606
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,459
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,445
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		583

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

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