Intel Pentium G870 vs Intel Core i5-3450

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G870 and Intel Core i5-3450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G870

Intel Core i5-3450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G870

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 67.4°C
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Launch date	June 2012 vs April 2012
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 67.4°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3450

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1873 vs 1469
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4516 vs 1561
Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 721 vs 538
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2379 vs 977

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1873 vs 1469
PassMark - CPU mark	4516 vs 1561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	721 vs 538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2379 vs 977

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G870
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1469

1873

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1561

4516

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

721

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

977

2379

Name	Intel Pentium G870	Intel Core i5-3450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469	1873
PassMark - CPU mark	1561	4516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	538	721
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	977	2379
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		73.265
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.132
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2004
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2004

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G870	Intel Core i5-3450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	June 2012	April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$97	$186
Place in performance rating	2253	2264
Price now	$97	$127.99
Processor Number	G870	i5-3450
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.58	15.00
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	67.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	504 million	1400 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		67 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	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	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Device ID		0x152
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	77 Watt
Thermal Solution		2011D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)