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: 39.57

Overall Rank:
4066th fastest in multithreading out of 5477 CPUs
3587th fastest in single threading out of 5477 CPUs
940th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1264

Single Thread Rating

1056

Samples: 661*
*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	6,551 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,905 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,651 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	233.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	27,188 KBytes/Sec
Physics	156 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	754 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,056 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 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 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,347
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,832
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,080
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,524
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,611
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,411
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz		1,264

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.46
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.21
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz		39.57
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.46
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.05
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 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,513
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,892
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,394
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz		1,056

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3042426 - Nov 10 2025		1373
BL3030721 - Nov 05 2025		593
BL3020348 - Nov 01 2025		1326
BL2987783 - Oct 19 2025		1456
BL2973563 - Oct 13 2025		1441

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 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz		1,264
Intel Core i3-370M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,170 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i3-350M @ 2.27GHz vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,089 (-13.8%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,412 (+11.7%)
AMD Phenom II N850 Triple-Core vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,318 (+4.3%)
AMD A6-3400M APU vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,223 (-3.2%)
Intel Core i3-2350M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,277 (+1.0%)
AMD Phenom II N620 Dual-Core vs Intel Core i5-450M		992 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i3-390M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,292 (+2.2%)
Intel Pentium B960 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,019 (-19.4%)
AMD Phenom II P650 Dual-Core vs Intel Core i5-450M		1,018 (-19.5%)
AMD A6-4400M APU vs Intel Core i5-450M		996 (-21.2%)
AMD A4-4300M APU vs Intel Core i5-450M		967 (-23.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,672
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,042
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,985
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,874
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,786
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,956
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,707
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz		251

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