Intel Core i5-3450 Need For Speed: Heat Benchmarks - Can Core i5-3450 Run Need For Speed: Heat?

Mid-range Desktop processor released in 2012 with 4 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 3.1GHz, max speed at 3.5GHz, and a 77W power rating. Core i5-3450 is based on the Ivy Bridge 22nm family and part of the Core i5 series.
Price 53.3%
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Productivity %
Gaming %

Core i5-3450 - 1080p - RTX 4080 - Need For Speed: Heat Benchmarks

Core i5-5675C
211.2
Core i5-5675C
211.2
Core i5-5675C
211.2
Core i5-6600K
210
Core i5-4690K
210
Core i5-6600K
210
Core i5-4690K
210
Core i5-6600K
210
Core i5-4690K
210
Core i5-4690
209.4
Core i5-4690
209.4
Core i5-4690
209.4
Core i5-6600
208.8
Core i5-4670K
208.8
Core i5-6600
208.8
Core i5-4670K
208.8
Core i5-6600
208.8
Core i5-4670K
208.8
Core i5-4590
208.2
Core i5-4590
208.2
Core i5-4590
208.2
Core i5-3570
207.9
Core i5-3570
207.9
Core i5-3570
207.9
Core i5-4670
207.6
Core i5-4670
207.6
Core i5-4670
207.6
Core i5-6500
207
Core i5-6500
207
Core i5-6500
207
Core i5-2550K
206.7
Core i5-2550K
206.7
Core i5-2550K
206.7
Core i5-4690S
205.8
Core i5-3350P
205.8
Core i5-4570
205.8
Core i5-3350P
205.8
Core i5-6400
205.8
Core i5-4690S
205.8
Core i5-4570
205.8
Core i5-4570
205.8
Core i5-4690S
205.8
Core i5-6400
205.8
Core i5-3350P
205.8
Core i5-6400
205.8
Core i5-4460
205.2
Core i5-3570K
205.2
Core i5-3550
205.2
Core i5-3570K
205.2
Core i5-3550
205.2
Core i5-4460
205.2
Core i5-3570K
205.2
Core i5-3550
205.2
Core i5-4460
205.2
Core i5-3470
204.6
Core i5-3470
204.6
Core i5-3470
204.6
Core i5-4440
204
Core i5-4440
204
Core i5-4440
204
Core i5-3340
203.7
Core i5-3340
203.7
Core i5-3340
203.7
Core i5-2450P
203.4
Core i5-4430
203.4
Core i5-3450
203.4
Core i5-2450P
203.4
Core i5-4430
203.4
Core i5-3450
203.4
Core i5-4430
203.4
Core i5-3450
203.4
Core i5-2450P
203.4
FX-6300
203.2
FX-6300
203.2
FX-6300
203.2
Core i5-2380P
202.8
Core i5-2380P
202.8
Core i5-3475S
202.8
Core i5-3475S
202.8
Core i5-3475S
202.8
Core i5-2380P
202.8
Core i5-3335S
200.7
Core i5-3335S
200.7
Core i5-3335S
200.7
Core i5-3330
200.4
Core i5-3330
200.4
Core i5-3330
200.4
Core i5-3340S
199.8
Core i5-3550S
199.8
Core i5-3450S
199.8
Core i5-2500K
199.8
Core i5-2500
199.8
Core i5-4590S
199.8
Core i5-4460S
199.8
Core i5-4440S
199.8
Core i5-3550S
199.8
Core i5-4570S
199.8
Core i5-4670S
199.8
Core i5-3570S
199.8
Core i5-3470S
199.8
Core i5-3570S
199.8
Core i5-3450S
199.8
Core i5-2500K
199.8
Core i5-2500
199.8
Core i5-3470S
199.8
Core i5-4430S
199.8
Core i5-4670S
199.8
Core i5-3470S
199.8
Core i5-4460S
199.8
Core i5-4440S
199.8
Core i5-3340S
199.8
Core i5-4570S
199.8
Core i5-4430S
199.8
Core i5-4670S
199.8
Core i5-4590S
199.8
Core i5-3570S
199.8
Core i5-3550S
199.8
Core i5-4460S
199.8
Core i5-4570S
199.8
Core i5-3450S
199.8
Core i5-4440S
199.8
Core i5-3340S
199.8
Core i5-4590S
199.8
Core i5-2500
199.8
Core i5-2500K
199.8
Core i5-4430S
199.8
FX-4350
195.5
FX-4350
195.5
FX-4350
195.5
FX-4170
195.3
FX-4170
195.3
FX-4170
195.3
FX-4320
195
FX-4320
195
FX-4320
195
FX-4150
194.4
FX-4150
194.4
FX-4150
194.4
Core i5-2310
193.8
Core i5-2500S
193.8
Core i5-2400
193.8
Core i5-3330S
193.8
Core i5-750
193.8
FX-4300
193.8
Core i5-2320
193.8
Core i5-2310
193.8
Core i5-2300
193.8
Core i5-680
193.8
Core i5-2400
193.8
Core i5-661
193.8
Core i5-670
193.8
Core i5-680
193.8
Core i5-661
193.8
Core i5-670
193.8
Core i5-680
193.8
Core i5-661
193.8
Core i5-670
193.8
Core i5-2300
193.8
Core i5-2500S
193.8
Core i5-2320
193.8
FX-4300
193.8
FX-6330
193.8
FX-6350
193.8
FX-6100
193.8
FX-6330
193.8
FX-6350
193.8
FX-6100
193.8
FX-6330
193.8
FX-6350
193.8
FX-6100
193.8
Core i5-3330S
193.8
Core i5-750
193.8
FX-4300
193.8
Core i5-2320
193.8
Core i5-2310
193.8
Core i5-2300
193.8
Core i5-2500S
193.8
Core i5-2400
193.8
Core i5-3330S
193.8
Core i5-750
193.8
FX-6120
193.5
FX-6120
193.5
FX-6120
193.5
FX-6130
193.2
FX-6130
193.2
FX-6130
193.2
FX-6200
193.1
FX-6200
193.1
FX-6200
193.1
FX-4130
192.9
FX-4130
192.9
FX-4130
192.9
FX-4200
192
FX-4200
192
FX-4200
192
Phenom II X3 740
187.8
Core i5-760
187.8
Phenom II X3 B75
187.8
Phenom II X3 B73
187.8
Phenom II X3 720
187.8
Core i5-655K
187.8
Core i5-655K
187.8
Core i5-650
187.8
Core i5-660
187.8
Core i5-655K
187.8
Core i5-650
187.8
Core i5-660
187.8
Core i5-2405S
187.8
Core i5-650
187.8
Core i5-660
187.8
Core i5-2400S
187.8
Core i5-750S
187.8
Core i5-750S
187.8
Phenom II X3 720
187.8
Phenom II X3 B73
187.8
Phenom II X3 B75
187.8
Core i5-760
187.8
Phenom II X3 740
187.8
Core i5-2400S
187.8
Core i5-2405S
187.8
Phenom II X3 720
187.8
Phenom II X3 B73
187.8
Phenom II X3 B75
187.8
Core i5-760
187.8
Phenom II X3 740
187.8
Core i5-2400S
187.8
Core i5-2405S
187.8
Core i5-750S
187.8
Pro A10-7800B
187.2
Pro A10-7800B
187.2
Pro A10-7800B
187.2
A10-7800
187.1
A10-7800
187.1
A10-7800
187.1
A10-5700
187
A10-5700
187
A10-5700
187
A10-6800K
186.3
A10-6800K
186.3
A10-6800K
186.3
A10-7870K
186
A10-6700
186
A10-7870K
186
A10-6700
186
A10-7870K
186
A10-6700
186
A10-6790B
185.4
A10-6790K
185.4
A10-6790B
185.4
A10-6790K
185.4
A10-6790K
185.4
A10-6790B
185.4
Pro A10-7850B
185
A10-7850K
185
Pro A10-7850B
185
A10-7850K
185
Pro A10-7850B
185
A10-7850K
185
A10-5800K
183.6
A10-5800K
183.6
A10-6800B
183.6
A10-7700K
183.6
A10-6800B
183.6
A10-7700K
183.6
A10-5800K
183.6
A10-6800B
183.6
A10-7700K
183.6
Phenom II X2 521
181.8
Phenom II X2 565
181.8
Phenom II X2 560
181.8
Phenom II X2 555
181.8
Phenom II X2 B55
181.8
Phenom II X2 545
181.8
Phenom II X2 550
181.8
Phenom II X2 565 Black
181.8
Phenom II X2 550
181.8
Phenom II X2 511
181.8
Phenom II X2 B57
181.8
Phenom II X2 565
181.8
Phenom II X2 560
181.8
Phenom II X2 555
181.8
Phenom II X2 B55
181.8
Phenom II X2 B53
181.8
Phenom II X2 545
181.8
Phenom II X2 511
181.8
Phenom II X2 565 Black
181.8
Phenom II X2 B57
181.8
Phenom II X2 B53
181.8
Phenom II X2 521
181.8
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
181.8
Phenom II X2 565 Black
181.8
A10-6700T
181.8
Phenom II X3 710
181.8
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
181.8
Phenom II X3 710
181.8
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
181.8
A10-6700T
181.8
Phenom II X3 710
181.8
A10-6700T
181.8
Phenom II X2 521
181.8
Phenom II X2 B57
181.8
Phenom II X2 565
181.8
Phenom II X2 560
181.8
Phenom II X2 555
181.8
Phenom II X2 B55
181.8
Phenom II X2 B53
181.8
Phenom II X2 545
181.8
Phenom II X2 511
181.8
Phenom II X2 550
181.8
Phenom II X2 550 Black
175.8
Phenom II X3 740 Black
175.8
Phenom II X3 720 Black
175.8
Phenom II X2 560 Black
175.8
Phenom II X2 555 Black
175.8
Phenom II X2 555 Black
175.8
Phenom II X2 560 Black
175.8
Phenom II X2 555 Black
175.8
Phenom II X2 550 Black
175.8
Phenom II X2 560 Black
175.8
Phenom II X2 550 Black
175.8
Phenom II X3 715
175.8
Phenom II X3 705e
175.8
Phenom II X3 740 Black
175.8
Phenom II X3 700e
175.8
Phenom II X3 B77
175.8
Phenom II X3 720 Black
175.8
Phenom II X3 740 Black
175.8
Phenom II X3 705e
175.8
Phenom II X3 715
175.8
Phenom II X3 700e
175.8
Phenom II X3 B77
175.8
Phenom II X3 720 Black
175.8
Phenom II X3 705e
175.8
Phenom II X3 715
175.8
Phenom II X3 700e
175.8
Phenom II X3 B77
175.8
Phenom II X3 715 Black
169.8
Phenom II X3 715 Black
169.8
Phenom II X3 715 Black
169.8

The Core i5-3450 GPU ranks between the Core i5-4430 and Core i5-2450P in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core i5-4430 but still offers 0% more juice than the Core i5-2450P for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Core i5-3450 leaves the FX-4130 in the dust with a comfortable 5.4% lead in FPS. It even outperforms the beefier FX-4150, giving gamers more bang for their buck. In the realm of virtual worlds, the Core i5-3450 shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen Core i5-2450P by a whopping 0%. Once again, the Core i5-2450P gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Ivy Bridge-based successor shows a ~0% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The Core i5-2450P is a testament to how far behind the mid-range Sandy Bridge-based GPUs lag compared to the new Ivy Bridge lineup. With its performance, the Core i5-3450 snags the 71st spot on the leaderboard. Intel's Core i5-3450 may only have a slight edge over the Core i5-2450P, but it opens up a significant lead over the stock FX-4130 in gaming marathons. All in all, the Core i5-3450 stands out as a top-tier performer with its 4 cores and 4 threads in the gaming benchmark arena.

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