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Intel Core i5-2450M Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-12

The Intel Core i5-2450M was released in Q1/2012 and has 2 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1023. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i5-2450M achieved a result of 590 points (single-core) or 1,289 points (multi-core).

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i5-2450M
Family:	Intel Core i5 (334)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 2000M (46)
Architecture:	Sandy Bridge H
Technology:	32 nm
Segment:	Notebook
Generation:	2
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-2450M has 2 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2450M is 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-2450M has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i5-2450M has the Intel HD Graphics 3000 installed, which has 12 streaming multiprocessors (96 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU frequency:	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.30 GHz
Compute units:	12
Shader:	96
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2011

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	6
Direct X:	10.1
Technology:	32 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-2450M supports a maximum of 16 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 21.3 GB/s.

DDR3-1333	21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Core i5-2450M has a TDP of 35 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	35 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i5-2450M is made in 32 nm and has 3.00 MB cache.

Technology:	32 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1023
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date:	Q1/2012
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-2450M have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Screenshots:

Cinebench R23 on Dell Vostro V131 (8 GB DDR3-1600), Windows 10 Home 64bit

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 i7-3615QM 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	612
	Intel Core i5-8265U 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	606
	AMD FX-9830P 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	597
	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	582
	Intel Core i5-3210M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	563
	Intel Core i3-8130U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	556
	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	535

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 Pentium Gold 5405U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1395
	Intel Core i3-8130U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1391
	Intel Core i5-4210M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1369
	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1352
	Intel Core m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1273
	Intel Core i7-3520M 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1273
	Intel Core i5-3317U 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	1089

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core i5-3210M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	540
	Intel Atom x6425E 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	539
	Intel Core i7-3537U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	539
	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	533
	Intel Celeron 7305 5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz	530
	Intel Core i7-2675QM 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	527
	Intel Core i7-2670QM 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	527

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i3-3130M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1058
	Intel Core i5-4220Y 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	1047
	Intel Core i5-2415M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1045
	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1042
	Intel Core i5-2515E 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1037
	Intel Core i5-2510E 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1037
	Intel Celeron N4100 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1034

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 i5-2510E 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	592
	Intel Core i5-2515E 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	592
	Intel Core i7-3517U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	592
	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	590
	Intel Core i5-3427U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	589
	Intel Celeron J6412 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	589
	Intel Core i7-2715QE 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	587

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 i5-2510E 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1305
	Intel Core i5-3437U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	1305
	Intel Pentium Silver N5000 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1304
	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1289
	AMD FX-9800P 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1288
	Intel Celeron N4505 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	1286
	AMD A12-9720P 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1278

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 i5-2415M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i5-2435M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i5-2540M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i5-2450M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	AMD A6-5400B AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz	246
	AMD A6-5400K AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz	246
	Intel Core i5-3610ME Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 0.95 GHz	243

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 i5-3337U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	2087
	AMD A6-3420M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2084
	Intel Core i5-2415M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	2078
	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2064
	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	2062
	Intel Core i5-2435M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2060
	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2060

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 i5-5200U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	249
	Intel Core i5-2520M 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	248
	Intel Core i5-3210M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	244
	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	236
	Intel Core i5-2410M 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	220
	Intel Core i5-4210U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	217
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	212

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 i5-2520M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	709
	Intel Core i5-4300U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	697
	AMD A8-7600 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	693
	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	682
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	671
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	668
	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	666

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
608 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
590 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,818 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,764 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,501 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,473 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,089 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,423 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
239 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
741 entries

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