Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz can be found below. 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 i5-3450 @ 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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 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: 18.20

Overall Rank: 1460

Last Price Change: $245.33 USD (2023-01-29)

Average CPU Mark

4466

Single Thread Rating: 1870
Samples: 1867*
*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	14,357 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,454 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,113 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68.4 MBytes/Sec
Physics	383 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,373 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,870 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of February 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$245.33 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,589
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,758
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,158
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,954
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,931
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,562
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,556
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,265
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,466

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		167.58
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.11
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		100.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.98
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		33.08
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		18.20
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,825
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
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
BL1739017 - Feb 06 2023		4824
BL1736129 - Feb 03 2023		4807
BL1727753 - Jan 23 2023		4768
BL1725823 - Jan 21 2023		3442
BL1725119 - Jan 20 2023		4817

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 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,466
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,254 (-4.7%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,214 (-5.6%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,072 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,812 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,776 (+7.0%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,534 (-20.9%)
AMD A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,480 (-22.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,045 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i5-3340 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,236 (-5.1%)
Intel Core i5-4690S @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,420 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i3-8100T @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,300 (+18.7%)
Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,127 (+14.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,804
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,566
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,706
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,696
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,664
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,605
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,444
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,440
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		455

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