Intel Core i5-3450 processor review
Core i5-3450 processor released by Intel; release date: April 2012. At the time of release, the processor cost $186. The processor is designed for desktop-computers and based on Ivy Bridge microarchitecture.
CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.50 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 67.4°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 64 KB (per core), L2 - 256 KB (per core), L3 - 6144 KB (shared).
Supported memory types: DDR3 1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.
Supported socket types: FCLGA1155. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 77 Watt.
The processor has integrated graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2500 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1.1 GHz.
Benchmarks
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| Geekbench 4 Single Core |
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| 3DMark Fire Strike Physics Score |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Face Detection |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Ocean Surface Simulation |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop T-Rex |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Video Composition |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Bitcoin Mining |
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| GFXBench 4.0 T-Rex |
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| GFXBench 4.0 T-Rex |
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| Name | Value |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1871 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 4503 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 721 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2379 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 2657 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection | 3.092 mPixels/s |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation | 73.265 Frames/s |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex | 0.367 Frames/s |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition | 1.736 Frames/s |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining | 5.132 mHash/s |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex | 2004 Frames |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex | 2004.000 Fps |
Integrated graphics – Intel HD Graphics 2500
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 13.8 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm |
| Pipelines | 6 |
| Texture fill rate | 1.15 GTexel / s |
| Transistor count | 392 million |
Games performance
Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
| Low, 1024x768 | 79.50 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 37.50 |
| High, 1366x768 | 19.30 |
Metro: Last Light (2013)
| Low, 1024x768 | 11.07 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 9.84 |
| High, 1366x768 | 9.64 |
BioShock Infinite (2013)
| Low, 1280x720 | 17.66 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 8.00 |
| High, 1366x768 | 6.96 |
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
| Low, 1024x768 | 145.00 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 26.00 |
| High, 1366x768 | 13.70 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 4.30 |
SimCity (2013)
| Low, 1024x768 | 14.80 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 8.00 |
Tomb Raider (2013)
| Low, 1024x768 | 20.10 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 10.90 |
| High, 1366x768 | 7.10 |
Crysis 3 (2013)
| Low, 1024x768 | 13.80 |
Hitman: Absolution (2012)
| Low, 1024x768 | 19.25 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 11.15 |
| High, 1366x768 | 3.80 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 1.90 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
| Low, 1024x768 | 18.00 |
Battlefield 3 (2011)
| Low, 1024x768 | 16.80 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 11.00 |
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
| Low, 1024x768 | 46.00 |
| Medium, 1024x768 | 22.20 |
| High, 1024x768 | 18.70 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 7.60 |
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
| Low, 1024x768 | 50.80 |
| Medium, 1024x768 | 20.90 |
| High, 1024x768 | 12.00 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 3.00 |
World of Warcraft (2005)
| Low, 800x600 | 104.00 |
| Medium, 1024x768 | 29.00 |
Specifications (specs)
Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Launch date | April 2012 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $186 |
| Place in performance rating | 2268 |
| Price now | $127.99 |
| Processor Number | i5-3450 |
| Series | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Value for money (0-100) | 15.00 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | |
| Base frequency | 3.10 GHz |
| Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI |
| Die size | 160 mm |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 67 °C |
| Maximum core temperature | 67.4°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.50 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 |
| Number of threads | 4 |
| Transistor count | 1400 million |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB |
| Supported memory types | DDR3 1333/1600 |
Graphics |
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| Device ID | 0x152 |
| Graphics base frequency | 650 MHz |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 GHz |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | |
| Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | |
| Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | |
| Intel® Quick Sync Video | |
| Processor graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 |
Graphics interfaces |
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| Number of displays supported | 3 |
| Wireless Display (WiDi) support | |
Compatibility |
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| Low Halogen Options Available | |
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 |
| Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm |
| Sockets supported | FCLGA1155 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 77 Watt |
| Thermal Solution | 2011D |
Peripherals |
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| PCI Express revision | 3.0 |
| PCIe configurations | up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4 |
Security & Reliability |
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| Anti-Theft technology | |
| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | |
| Intel® Identity Protection technology | |
| Intel® Secure Key technology | |
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | |
| Flexible Display interface (FDI) | |
| Idle States | |
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX |
| Intel 64 | |
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | |
| Intel® AES New Instructions | |
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | |
| Intel® TSX-NI | |
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | |
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | |
| Thermal Monitoring | |
Virtualization |
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| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | |
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | |
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | |
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