Intel Core i5-3450S Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-12

The Intel Core i5-3450S was released in Q2/2012 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1155. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i5-3450S achieved a result of 745 points (single-core) or 2,410 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i5-3450S belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i5-3450S.
Name:	Intel Core i5-3450S
Family:	Intel Core i5
CPU group:	Intel Core i 3000
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3450S has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3450S is 2.80 GHz (3.50 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

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

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	--

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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-3450S has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i5-3450S has the Intel HD Graphics 2500 installed, which has 6 streaming multiprocessors (48 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency:	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.10 GHz
Compute units:	6
Shader:	48
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	7
Direct X:	11.0
Technology:	22 nm
Release date:	Q2/2012

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:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-3450S supports a maximum of 32 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 25.6 GB/s.

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 Intel Core i5-3450S has a TDP of 65 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i5-3450S is made in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache.

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

Intel Core i5-3450S
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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-3450S 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 Xeon D-1622 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	747
	Intel Xeon D-1637 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	747
	MediaTek Dimensity 1050 8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	747
	Intel Core i5-3450S 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	745
	Intel Core i3-4370T 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	745
	Intel Core i7-4701EQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	744
	Intel Core i7-4700MQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	744

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 Pentium Gold G6600 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	2415
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	2411
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	2411
	Intel Core i5-3450S 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2410
	Intel Core i5-3340 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2402
	Intel Core i5-3350P 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2399
	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	2389

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 i5-3450 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	694
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	694
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	694
	Intel Core i5-3450S 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	691
	Intel Celeron G4920 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	691
	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz	689
	AMD EPYC 7301 16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz	687

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 i3-4160T 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1923
	Intel Core i5-3470S 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1916
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	1911
	Intel Core i5-3450S 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1902
	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	1890
	Intel Pentium Gold G6405 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1890
	Intel Core i7-5650U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1889

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 ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz	106
	Intel Atom x6214RE Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz	106
	Intel Atom x6414RE Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz	106
	Intel Core i5-3450S Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2115C Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2130 Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106
	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.


	AMD Phenom II X4 970 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	4361
	Apple A11 Bionic 6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz	4360
	Intel Core i3-7100 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	4360
	Intel Core i5-3450S 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	4350
	AMD A8-7650K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	4340
	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	4321
	Intel Core i5-4670T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	4314

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,439 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,412 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,700 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,649 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,954 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,340 entries

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