Intel Core i5-3450S vs Intel Core i5-8500

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Intel Core i5-3450S CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-8500
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-8500

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-3450S and the Intel Core i5-8500 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-3450S 4 core processor released in Q2/2012 with the Intel Core i5-8500 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2018.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group Intel Core i 8000 (20)
3 Generation 8
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Coffee Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-7500
-- Successor Intel Core i5-9500

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3450S is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-8500 clocks with 3.00 GHz (4.10 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-3450S Characteristic Intel Core i5-8500
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 6
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-3450S Characteristic Intel Core i5-8500
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
7 GPU Generation 9.5
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 24
48 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
11.0 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-3450S, while the Intel Core i5-8500 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-3450S Characteristic Intel Core i5-8500
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
32 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 9.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-3450S has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-8500 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-3450S Characteristic Intel Core i5-8500
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3450S has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-8500 is at 9.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i5-3450S Characteristic Intel Core i5-8500
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1155 Socket LGA 1151-2
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q1/2018
195 $ Release price 190 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
745 (69%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1086 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2410 (51%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
4761 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
691 (51%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1364 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1902 (36%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
5297 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (24%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
4350 (45%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
9600 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1052 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
5612 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
403 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
2287 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
98 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
464 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
2563 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
174 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
934 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-8500
Unknown HP EliteDesk 800 G4 DM mit i5-8500
HP ProDesk 400 G5 SFF mit i5-8500

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