Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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: 18.32

Overall Rank: 1834

Last Price Change: $245.33 USD (2023-01-29)

Average CPU Mark

4496

Single Thread Rating: 1872
Samples: 1948*
*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	14,356 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,479 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,797 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,128 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	70,464 KBytes/Sec
Physics	383 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,403 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,872 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of April 2024.
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

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Intel NUC BXNUC9i5QNX1 Home & Business Mini Desktop i5-9300H 4-Core 2.40GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, UHD 630, WiFi 6, BT 5.2, HDMI, USB 3.1, SD Card, Win 10P w/Hub	$415.00 (www.amazon.com)
	INTEL NUC 9 Business PC Desktop, Core i5-9300H, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolts, HDMI, RJ-45, SD Card Reader, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$449.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC Extreme Business PC Desktop, Core i5-9300H, 32GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolts, HDMI, RJ-45, SD Card Reader, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$529.00 (www.amazon.com)
	INTEL NUC 9 Business PC Desktop, Core i5-9300H, 12GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolts, HDMI, RJ-45, SD Card Reader, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$359.00 (www.amazon.com)
	INTEL NUC 9 Business PC Desktop, Core i5-9300H, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolts, HDMI, RJ-45, SD Card Reader, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$339.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 24th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,337
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,576
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,323
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,438
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,496

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.61
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.71
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		18.32
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 24th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		1,872

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2083988 - Apr 22 2024		4810
BL2055832 - Mar 19 2024 [Overclocked]		5092
BL2042611 - Mar 05 2024		3613
BL2034641 - Feb 26 2024		4767
BL2034618 - Feb 26 2024		4712

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 24th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,496
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,280 (-4.8%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,250 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,884 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,130 (+14.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,920 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,809 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,777 (+6.2%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,321 (-3.9%)
Intel Core i3-8100T @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,271 (+17.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,955 (+10.2%)
Intel Core i5-7400T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,748 (+5.6%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,677 (+4.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,819
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,256
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,562
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,401
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,172
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,991
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,535
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,514
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		897

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

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