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: 47.53

Overall Rank:
2135th fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
1805th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
599th fastest in out of 1430 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $95.00 USD (2025-04-16)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4515

Single Thread Rating

1874

Samples: 2022*
*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	14,363 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,510 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,756 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,138 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	70,630 KBytes/Sec
Physics	383 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,419 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,874 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$95.00 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 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,726
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,712
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,515

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.35
Intel Core i9-12900K		141.61
Intel Core i9-13900K		141.51
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		47.53
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

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
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		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		1,874

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2546995 - Apr 11 2025		4374
BL2545474 - Apr 10 2025		4106
BL2541230 - Apr 08 2025 [Excluded]		4716
BL2541167 - Apr 08 2025		4825
BL2537293 - Apr 07 2025		4704

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 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		4,515
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,219 (-6.6%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,448 (+20.7%)
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		4,621 (+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		2,954 (-34.6%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		3,901 (-13.6%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		5,297 (+17.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,940 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,760 (+5.4%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,631 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-3450		4,297 (-4.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,499
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,176
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,330
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,846
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,598
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,294
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,817
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,689
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,521
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,434
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,365
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz		583

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

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