Intel Core i5-3450 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-3450 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1155 socket and was released in Q2/2012. The Intel Core i5-3450 scores 749 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,483 points.
Intel Core i5-3450

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i5-3450
Family: Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group: Intel Core i 3000 (31)
Architecture: Ivy Bridge S
Technology: 22 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3450 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3450 is 3.10 GHz (3.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-3450 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-3450 uses the Intel HD Graphics 2500, which has 48 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Compute units: 6
Shader: 48
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2012
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 7
Direct X: 11.0
Technology: 22 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

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: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1600
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 77 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 77 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3450 is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1155
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 6.00 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: Q2/2012
Release price: 195 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-3450 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.


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 i7-2700K Intel Core i7-2700K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
701
Intel Core i3-4330TE Intel Core i3-4330TE
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
700
AMD Athlon X4 845 AMD Athlon X4 845
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
695
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
694
Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
6C 6T @ 1.90 GHz
694
Intel Core i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
691
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
691

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 Pentium Gold G6505 Intel Pentium Gold G6505
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1977
Intel Pentium Gold G6600 Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1977
AMD Athlon 300GE AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1972
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1966
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
1965
Intel Core i5-3350P Intel Core i5-3350P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1962
Intel Core i5-2500k Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1948

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 i7-4785T Intel Core i7-4785T
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
752
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
752
Intel Core i7-4700EQ Intel Core i7-4700EQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
750
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
749
Intel Core i7-4860EQ Intel Core i7-4860EQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
748
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
748
Intel Xeon D-1521 Intel Xeon D-1521
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
748

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.
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz
2489
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2488
Intel Core i7-4860EQ Intel Core i7-4860EQ
4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
2486
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2483
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
2477
Intel Core i5-4430S Intel Core i5-4430S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2476
Intel Core i5-7400T Intel Core i5-7400T
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2463

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 i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110
Intel Core i5-3570S Intel Core i5-3570S
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110
Intel Core i5-3570T Intel Core i5-3570T
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.10 GHz
106
Intel Core i3-2115C Intel Core i3-2115C
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106
Intel Core i3-2130 Intel Core i3-2130
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106

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 i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
4512
Intel Core i5-4570R Intel Core i5-4570R
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
4510
AMD Athlon 3000G AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
4491
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
4480
Intel Celeron G6900 Intel Celeron G6900
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
4480
Intel Pentium Gold G6605 Intel Pentium Gold G6605
2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
4445
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
6C 6T @ 1.90 GHz
4431

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 i7-930 Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1322
Intel Core i5-2500 Intel Core i5-2500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1313
Intel Core i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1310
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1303
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
1289
AMD FX-8150 AMD FX-8150
8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1287
AMD FX-8370E AMD FX-8370E
8C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
1284

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