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: 25.84

Overall Rank:
2095th fastest in multithreading out of 5031 CPUs
1777th fastest in single threading out of 5031 CPUs
587th fastest in out of 1419 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4516

Single Thread Rating

1873

Samples: 2012*
*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	14,359 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,505 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,767 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,138 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	70,681 KBytes/Sec
Physics	383 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,422 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,873 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd 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 24th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,766
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,333
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,052
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,500
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,871
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,200
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,631
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,516

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.42
Intel Core i9-12900K		137.78
Intel Core i9-13900K		124.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.35
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		25.84
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 24th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
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
BL2498599 - Mar 21 2025		4692
BL2494141 - Mar 20 2025		4387
BL2491325 - Mar 18 2025		4772
BL2484390 - Mar 15 2025		4734
BL2483952 - Mar 15 2025		4756

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 24th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,516
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,103 (-9.1%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,392 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,392 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,023 (+11.2%)
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		4,126 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,218 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,673 (+3.5%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,217 (-6.6%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,538 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i3-4330 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,500 (-22.5%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		2,443 (-45.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,189
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,332
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,856
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,597
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,556
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,728
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,511
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,408
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,404
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,400
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		583

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