Pentium Gold G5500 vs i5-3450

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-3450
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 77 Watt
2.83
+17.4%
Pentium Gold G5500
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.41

Core i5-3450 outperforms Pentium Gold G5500 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3450 and Pentium Gold G5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16781782
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.544.74
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency3.484.47
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date29 April 2012 (12 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$186$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5500 has 778% better value for money than i5-3450.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3450 and Pentium Gold G5500 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 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data38
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3450 and Pentium Gold G5500 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)
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)77 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3450 and Pentium Gold G5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i5-3450 and Pentium Gold G5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3450 and Pentium Gold G5500 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3450 and Pentium Gold G5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 2500Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3450 and Pentium Gold G5500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-3450 and Pentium Gold G5500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-3450 and Pentium Gold G5500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3450 and Pentium Gold G5500.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 2.83
+17.4%
Pentium Gold G5500 2.41

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.

i5-3450 4503
+17.8%
Pentium Gold G5500 3823

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.

i5-3450 601
Pentium Gold G5500 793
+31.9%

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.

i5-3450 1763
+9%
Pentium Gold G5500 1618

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.83 2.41
Integrated graphics card 0.69 3.09
Recency 29 April 2012 2 April 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 77 Watt 54 Watt

i5-3450 has a 17.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold G5500, on the other hand, has 347.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 42.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-3450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5500 in performance tests.


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