Pentium G3450 vs Core i5-3230M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3230M and Pentium G3450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2027	2170
Place by popularity	90	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.09
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	1 January 2013 (11 years ago)	1 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$175

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3230M and Pentium G3450 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	118 mm2	177 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3230M and Pentium G3450 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCPGA988	1150
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3230M and Pentium G3450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3230M and Pentium G3450 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3230M and Pentium G3450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 4000

Intel HD (Haswell)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3230M and Pentium G3450.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.66	1.40
Recency	1 January 2013	1 May 2014
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	54 Watt

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