AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i5-3450

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Combined performance score

i5-3450
2.93
+0.3%

General info

Comparing Core i5-3450 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking15341535
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.8310.51
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Zen+ (2018−2020)
Release date29 April 2012 (11 years old)21 November 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$186$49
Current price$128 (0.7x MSRP)$131 (2.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 3000G has 1166% better value for money than i5-3450.

Technical specs

Core i5-3450 and Athlon 3000G 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2209.78 mm2?
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3450 and Athlon 3000G 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1155AM4
Power consumption (TDP)77 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3450 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
PowerNowno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
FDI+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i5-3450 and Athlon 3000G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3450 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3450 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB?
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 2500AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3450 and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3450 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

i5-3450 2.93
+0.3%
Athlon 3000G 2.92

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-3450 4495
+0.2%
Athlon 3000G 4488

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-3450 604
Athlon 3000G 955
+58.1%

Athlon 3000G outperforms Core i5-3450 by 58% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-3450 1782
Athlon 3000G 1970
+10.5%

Athlon 3000G outperforms Core i5-3450 by 11% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.93 2.92
Integrated graphics card 0.68 2.96
Recency 29 April 2012 21 November 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Cost $186 $49
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 77 Watt 35 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i5-3450 and Athlon 3000G. The differences in performance seem too small.


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