Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3450S 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 i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 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) i5-3450S CPU @ 2.80GHz, Intel Core i5-3450S CPU @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 51.17

Overall Rank:
2508th fastest in multithreading out of 5785 CPUs
2111th fastest in single threading out of 5785 CPUs
672nd fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $86.00 USD (2024-11-20)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4401

Single Thread Rating

1863

Samples: 147*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,558
Thread: 1,840

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	13,772 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,129 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,562 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,119 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68,428 KBytes/Sec
Physics	373 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,310 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,863 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2026.
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 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,294
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,941
Apple M4 10 Core		23,700
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,583
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz		4,401

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz		51.17
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz		1,863

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3218887 - Jan 16 2026		4525
BL3040235 - Nov 09 2025		4554
BL3040129 - Nov 09 2025		4379
BL3039964 - Nov 09 2025		4374
BL3033631 - Nov 07 2025		4554

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz		4,401
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450S		4,972 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450S		4,513 (+2.5%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450S		5,475 (+24.4%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450S		4,792 (+8.9%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450S		4,652 (+5.7%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Core i5-3450S		3,419 (-22.3%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i5-3450S		2,968 (-32.6%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-3450S		2,856 (-35.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450S		5,484 (+24.6%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450S		4,662 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450S		4,143 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450S		3,636 (-17.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,382
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,194
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz		573

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