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: 50.56

Overall Rank:
2213th fastest in multithreading out of 5122 CPUs
1863rd fastest in single threading out of 5122 CPUs
630th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4348

Single Thread Rating

1852

Samples: 137*
*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	13,715 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,020 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,540 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,095 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	67,489 KBytes/Sec
Physics	371 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,285 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,852 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2025.
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 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,701
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,862
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,476
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,655
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz		4,348

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		166.89
Intel Core i9-13900K		149.37
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.21
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz		50.56
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 3600		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz		1,852

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2472493 - Mar 11 2025		3351
BL2375993 - Jan 29 2025		4493
BL2306161 - Dec 28 2024		4439
BL2282171 - Dec 16 2024		4441
BL1929202 - Oct 21 2023		4493

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 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz		4,348
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450S		4,517 (+3.9%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450S		4,790 (+10.2%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450S		4,623 (+6.3%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i5-3450S		2,954 (-32.1%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-3450S		2,863 (-34.2%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450S		3,636 (-16.4%)
AMD FX-4350 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450S		3,284 (-24.5%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450S		5,337 (+22.7%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450S		5,297 (+21.8%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450S		4,941 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450S		4,762 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450S		4,671 (+7.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,504
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,325
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,511
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,810
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,682
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,527
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,417
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz		569

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