Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-450M 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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988A

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 39.23

Overall Rank:
3753rd fastest in multithreading out of 5121 CPUs
3324th fastest in single threading out of 5121 CPUs
912th fastest in out of 1486 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $31.95 USD (2016-08-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1253

Single Thread Rating

1051

Samples: 645*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,102
Thread: 1,020

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	6,508 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,895 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,655 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	231.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	27,067 KBytes/Sec
Physics	156 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	742 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,051 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz

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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,137
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,863
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,103
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,770
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,674
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,713
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,576
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz		1,253

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.89
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz		39.23
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.99
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.16
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
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 i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,050
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,029
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,921
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,651
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,635
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,601
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,409
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz		1,051

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2625940 - May 15 2025		1507
BL2597844 - May 03 2025		1391
BL2551474 - Apr 13 2025		1457
BL2546971 - Apr 11 2025		1496
BL2539571 - Apr 08 2025		1404

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz		1,253
Intel Core i3-370M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,168 (-6.8%)
Intel Core i3-350M @ 2.27GHz vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,084 (-13.5%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,404 (+12.0%)
AMD Phenom II N850 Triple-Core vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,318 (+5.2%)
AMD A6-3400M APU vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,218 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i3-2350M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,258 (+0.4%)
AMD Phenom II N620 Dual-Core vs Intel Core i5-450M		992 (-20.9%)
Intel Core i3-390M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,292 (+3.1%)
Intel Pentium B960 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,003 (-20.0%)
AMD A6-4400M APU vs Intel Core i5-450M		996 (-20.5%)
AMD A4-4300M APU vs Intel Core i5-450M		977 (-22.0%)
Intel Core i3-2370M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,362 (+8.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,714
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,683
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,198
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,839
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,108
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,069
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,952
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,793
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,791
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,776
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz		251

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