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: 25.79

Overall Rank:
2027th fastest in multithreading out of 4940 CPUs
1716th fastest in single threading out of 4940 CPUs
572nd fastest in out of 1401 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $174.73 USD (2025-01-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4506

Single Thread Rating

1871

Samples: 1984*
*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	14,361 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,499 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,778 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,133 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	70,560 KBytes/Sec
Physics	383 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,412 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,871 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of January 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of January 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$174.73 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,878
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,413
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,084
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,580
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,108
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,881
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,229
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,732
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,605
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,506

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		200.77
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		188.66
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.91
Intel Core i9-12900K		146.34
Intel Core i9-13900K		117.76
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.55
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.58
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		25.79
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 18th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,154
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,926
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		1,871

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2337731 - Jan 12 2025		4607
BL2335223 - Jan 11 2025		4217
BL2330890 - Jan 09 2025		4835
BL2330132 - Jan 09 2025		4488
BL2328552 - Jan 08 2025		4987

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 18th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,506
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,400 (-24.5%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,889 (-13.7%)
Intel Core i5-3550S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,417 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,180 (+15.0%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,957 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,934 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,677 (+3.8%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,211 (-6.5%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,100 (-9.0%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,542 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i3-4330 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,494 (-22.4%)
Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,460 (-23.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,204
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,873
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,713
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,587
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,313
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,858
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,738
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,601
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,517
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,278
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,139
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,134
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		582

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

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