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Intel

Intel Core i5-2450P

Processor

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 4
Maximum boost clock: 3.5 GHz
Thermal design power: 95 W

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark3,974^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark1,654^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark3,974^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark6,132^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 4
Base clock: 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost 2.0 frequency: 3.5 GHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 21 GB/s^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.5 GHz
Architecture: Sandy Bridge^*
Socket / package: LGA1155^*
Process node: 32 nm

Cache hierarchy

Smart Cache / shared
Level
Smart Cache
Scope
shared
Size
6 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
6 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 2
Video memory type: DDR3 1066/1333^*

Supported memory

DDR3 1066/1333^*

CPU memory support

DDR3-1066
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,066 MT/s
DDR3-1333
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,333 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 95 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 31 fields

Product Collection: Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors^*
Processor Base Frequency: 3.2^* GHz
Max Turbo Frequency: 3.5^* GHz
Cache: 6 MB SmartCache^*
Bus Speed: 5 GT/s DMI^*
TDP: 95^* W
Embedded Options Available: No^*
Max Memory Size: 32^* GB
Memory Types: DDR3 1066/1333^*
Max nb of Memory Channels: 2^*
Vertical Segment: Desktop^*
Max Memory Bandwidth: 21^* GB/s
ECC Memory Supported: No^*
Processor Number: i5-2450P^*
PCI Express Revision: 2^*
Max nb of PCI Express Lanes: 16^*
T: 72.6°C^*
Intel Hyper Threading Technology: No^*
Intel Virtualization Technology VTx: Yes^*
Intel 64: Yes^*
Status: End of Life^*
Instruction Set: 64-bit^*
Instruction Set Extensions: SSE4.1/4.2, AVX^*
Idle States: Yes^*
Thermal Monitoring Technologies: Yes^*
Execute Disable Bit: Yes^*
Launch Date: Q1'12^*
Lithography: 32^* nm
Recommended Customer Price: $205.00^*
nb of Cores: 4^*
nb of Threads: 4^*

Specifications 2 · 53 fields

AESTech

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

BornOnDate

Q1'12^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

Bus

5 GT/s^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

Cache

6 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

ClockSpeed

3.20 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

ClockSpeedMax

3.50 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

CodeNameText

Products formerly Sandy Bridge^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

CoreCount

4^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

CpuId

64843^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

CpuName

Intel® Core™ i5-2450P Processor^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

CVTHD

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

ECCMemory

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

EM64

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

Embedded

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

ESUDate

Tuesday. December 31. 2019^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

ExecuteDisable

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

ExpectedDiscontinuanceDate

Q1'13^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

ExtendedPageTables

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

FastMemoryTechnology

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

FDI

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

FlexMemoryTechnology

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

HaltState

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

HyperThreading

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

IdentityProtectionTechVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

InstructionSet

64-bit^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

InstructionSetExtensions

Intel® SSE4.1. Intel® SSE4.2. Intel® AVX^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

InTru3D

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

Lithography

32 nm^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

MarketSegment

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

MaxCPUs

1^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

MaxMem

32 GB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

MaxMemoryBandwidth

21 GB/s^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

MaxTDP

95 W^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

MemoryTypes

DDR3 1066/1333^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

NumMemoryChannels

2^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

NumPCIExpressPorts

16^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

PackageSize

37.5mm x 37.5mm^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

PCIExpressRevision

2.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

ProcessorNumber

i5-2450P^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

ProductGroup

Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

QuickSyncVideo

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

ServicingStatus

End of Servicing Lifetime^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

SocketsSupported

LGA1155^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

SpeedstepTechnology

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

StatusCodeText

Discontinued^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

TBTVersion

2.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

TCase

72.6°C^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

ThermalMonitoring2Indicator

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

ThreadCount

4^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

TurboBoostTech2MaxFreq

3.50 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

TXT

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

VTD

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

VTX

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 814^*

Specifications 3 · 7 fields

Processor: Intel Core i5-2450P Processor^*
Status: Discontinued^*
Release Date: Q1'12^*
Cores: 4^*
Max Turbo Speed: 3.5^* GHz
Base Speed: 3.2^* GHz
Cache Size: 6^* MB

Specifications 4 · 12 fields

name: Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz^*
cores: 4^*
logicals: 1^*
samples: 39^*
price: 129.99^*
tdp: 95^*
date: 2012-02-01^*
socket: LGA1155^*
category: Desktop^*
speed: 3,200^*
turbo: 3,500^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 5 · 2 fields

brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz^*

Specifications 6 · 20 fields

turbo frequency: 3,500^*
cache size: 6,144^*
tdp: 95^*
socket: LGA1155^*
memory type: DDR3 1066/1333^*
cores: 4^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Desktop^*
max memory size: 33,554,432^*
status: Discontinued^*
max temp: 72.6^*
package size: 37.5mm x 37.5mm^*
threads: 4^*
name: Intel Core i5-2450P^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 3,974^*
processor number: i5-2450P^*
launch date: 2012-02-01^*
lithography: 32^*
bus speed: 5^*
base frequency: 3,200^*

Specifications 7 · 12 fields

ClockSpeed: 3.2^* GHz
Cache: 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*
Bus: 5 GT/s^*
MaxTDP: 95^* W
BornOnDate: Q1'12^*
Model: Intel® Core™ i5-2450P Processor^*
Price: $205.00^*
MarketSegment: Desktop^*
Lithography: 32^* nm
CoreCount: 4^*
ThreadCount: 4^*
ClockSpeedMax: 3.5^* GHz

Specifications 8 · 51 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$205.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

No^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

No^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Total Cores

4^*

Total Threads

4^*

Processor Base Frequency

3.2^* GHz

Cache

6.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Bus Speed

5^* GT/s

TDP

95^* W

Max Turbo Frequency

3.5^* GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡

3.5^* GHz

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q1'12^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Lifetime^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Tuesday | December 31 | 2019^*

Expected Discontinuance

Q1'13^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

32^* GB

Memory Types

DDR3 1066/1333^*

Max # of Memory Channels

2^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

21^* GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡

No^*

Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

No^*

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology

No^*

Product Collection

Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors^*

Intel® Quick Sync Video

Yes^*

Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology

No^*

Vertical Segment

Desktop^*

PCI Express Revision

2.0^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

16^*

Sockets Supported

FCLGA1155 | LGA1155^*

Max CPU Configuration

1^*

Processor Number

i5-2450P^*

TCASE

72.6^* °C

Package Size

37.5mm x 37.5mm^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

No^*

Lithography

32^* nm

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX^*

Intel® Fast Memory Access

Yes^*

Intel® Flex Memory Access

Yes^*

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡

Yes^*

Specifications 9 · 11 fields

name: Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz^*
socket: LGA1155^*
category: Desktop^*
price: $89.99^*
mark: 6,132^*
value: 68.14^*
single thread: 1,776^*
single thread value: 19.74^*
tdp: 95^*
powerperf: 64^*
testdate: Feb 2012^*

Specifications 10 · 5 fields

microarchitecture

Sandy Bridge^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i5-2450P^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i5-2450P^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

3.2^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i5-2450P^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i5-2450P^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i5-2450P^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i5-2450P^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Core i5-2450P^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i5-2450P^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i5-2450P^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

95^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i5-2450P^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i5-2450P^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 11 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,012^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

LGA1155^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*