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

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i5-3450. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i5-3450.

Name: Intel Core i5-3450
Family: Intel Core i5 (328)
CPU group: Intel Core i 3000 (31)
Architecture: Ivy Bridge S
Segment: Desktop / Server
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): --

Internal Graphics

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 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 i7-4722HQ Intel Core i7-4722HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
751
Intel Core i5-3380M Intel Core i5-3380M
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
750
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 i5-6350HQ Intel Core i5-6350HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
749
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
749
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
749

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
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
2472

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 i7-3540M Intel Core i7-3540M
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
697
AMD Athlon X4 845 AMD Athlon X4 845
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
695
Intel Core M-5Y10c Intel Core M-5Y10c
2C 4T @ 2.00 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
694
Intel Core i7-3940XM Intel Core i7-3940XM
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
694

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.
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1968
AMD Athlon 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1967
Intel Core i7-4558U Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1967
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 i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1964
Intel Core i5-3350P Intel Core i5-3350P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1962

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.
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz
106
Intel Atom x6214RE Intel Atom x6214RE
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz
106
Intel Atom x6414RE Intel Atom x6414RE
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz
106
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 i5-4570R Intel Core i5-4570R
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
4510
MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ MediaTek Dimensity 1000+
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
4508
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
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1202B AMD Ryzen Embedded V1202B
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
4444

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 i5-2500 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 Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
1304
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1303
Intel Core i3-1110G4 Intel Core i3-1110G4
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
1302
Intel Core i7-2760QM Intel Core i7-2760QM
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1294
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
1289

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