Intel Core i5-3450S vs Intel Core i7-960
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-3450S and Intel Core i7-960. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 697 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 545 |
| 2165 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 2134 |
| 4266 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 3251 |
| 1855 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1456 |
| 2758 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 2593 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-3450S | Processor | Intel Core i7-960 |
| 2800 MHz | Frequency | 3200 MHz |
| 3500 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3460 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 65 W | TDP | 130 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 2500 | GPU | |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Bloomfield |
| FCLGA1155 | Package | FCLGA1366 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 696 | Single-Core Score | 540 |
| 2494 | Multi-Core Score | 2393 |
| Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Windows 10 (64-bit) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit) |
| MSI MS-7758 | Model | Alienware Area 51 |
| MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) | Motherboard | Alienware 0J560M |
| Power Plan | Balanced |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-3450S | Name | Intel Core i7-960 |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5 |
| 2.80 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.22 GHz |
| 3.50 GHz | Maximum Frequency | 3475 MHz |
| Socket 1155 LGA | Package | Socket 1366 LGA |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Bloomfield |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 4 |
| 6.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 16.00 GB | Size | 24.00 GB |
| 933 MHz | Frequency | 668 MHz |
| DDR3 SDRAM | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| 2 | Channels | 3 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 696 | Single-Core Score | 540 |
|---|---|---|
| 753 | Crypto Score | 59 |
| 673 | Integer Score | 553 |
| 736 | Floating Point Score | 593 |
| 753 1.28 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 59 103.2 MB/sec |
| 794 4.02 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 672 3.40 MB/sec |
| 800 37.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 625 29.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 716 2.02 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 620 1.75 MTE/sec |
| 582 683.4 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 541 635.4 KElements/sec |
| 602 188.6 Krows/sec | SQLite | 503 157.4 Krows/sec |
| 664 36.0 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 558 30.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 656 208.9 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 488 155.5 KB/sec |
| 622 4.85 Klines/sec | Clang | 526 4.10 Klines/sec |
| 654 7.58 images/sec | Camera | 475 5.51 images/sec |
| 646 808.1 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 460 576.0 Kpairs/sec |
| 703 4357.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 589 3648.7 FPS |
| 617 33.9 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 507 27.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 665 5.12 images/sec | Face Detection | 624 4.80 images/sec |
| 710 17.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 638 15.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1188 58.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 977 47.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1260 17.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1022 13.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 834 669.7 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 649 520.8 Kpixels/sec |
| 508 4.55 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 436 3.91 Kpixels/sec |
| 773 24.7 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 728 23.3 Words/sec |
| 529 20.5 images/sec | Machine Learning | 284 11.0 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 2494 | Multi-Core Score | 2393 |
|---|---|---|
| 2924 | Crypto Score | 280 |
| 2385 | Integer Score | 2538 |
| 2660 | Floating Point Score | 2430 |
| 2924 4.98 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 280 487.9 MB/sec |
| 2647 13.4 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 3643 18.4 MB/sec |
| 2871 135.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 3146 148.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 2035 5.74 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 2327 6.56 MTE/sec |
| 2173 2.55 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 2390 2.81 MElements/sec |
| 2306 722.6 Krows/sec | SQLite | 2456 769.5 Krows/sec |
| 2451 133.0 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 2808 152.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 2299 732.4 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 2067 658.4 KB/sec |
| 2378 18.5 Klines/sec | Clang | 2479 19.3 Klines/sec |
| 2409 27.9 images/sec | Camera | 1943 22.5 images/sec |
| 2559 3.20 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 2105 2.63 Mpairs/sec |
| 2724 16874.3 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 2659 16476.5 FPS |
| 2650 145.7 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1823 100.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 2571 19.8 images/sec | Face Detection | 2733 21.0 images/sec |
| 2740 67.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2945 72.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 4053 198.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 3705 181.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 4737 64.5 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 4690 63.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 3265 2.62 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 3008 2.42 Mpixels/sec |
| 1852 16.6 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1904 17.1 Kpixels/sec |
| 2005 64.1 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 2216 70.9 Words/sec |
| 1558 60.2 images/sec | Machine Learning | 964 37.2 images/sec |