Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3450 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 i5-3450 @ 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 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) i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10GHz, Intel Core i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 47.54

Overall Rank:
2102nd fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
1778th fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
590th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $95.00 USD (2025-03-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4516

Single Thread Rating

1873

Samples: 2016*
*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	14,358 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,504 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,764 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,138 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	70,686 KBytes/Sec
Physics	383 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,420 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,873 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of March 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 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,755
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,336
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,048
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,491
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,196
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,717
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,516

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		112.99
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		47.54
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 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA
Intel Core i9-12900K		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		1,873

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2516164 - Mar 29 2025		4750
BL2509038 - Mar 26 2025		4636
BL2507556 - Mar 25 2025		4274
BL2505581 - Mar 24 2025		4620
BL2501855 - Mar 23 2025		4784

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 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,516
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,672 (+3.4%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,219 (-6.6%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,445 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,790 (+6.1%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,618 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,348 (-3.7%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i5-3450		2,956 (-34.6%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,901 (-13.6%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,330 (+18.0%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,296 (+17.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,939 (+9.4%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,628 (+2.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,366
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,189
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,364
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,857
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,598
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,822
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,702
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,449
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,442
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		583

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