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Core i5 3450

Intel desktop processor · Core i 3rd gen · launched April 2012

Launch price
$184
≈ $265 in 2026 dollars
Blender 4.x render score
30
#279 of 290 scored desktop processors
Cores / threads
4 / 4
6 MB L3 cache
Rated power
77 W

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Launch price in today's dollars

The Core i5 3450 launched at $184 in 2012. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $265 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 44% rise over 14 years. At its launch price that is 16 Blender points per $100.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2012 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Blender rendering score

Median score 30 (middle half of runs 29–31) across 6 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #279 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #8 of 12 in the Core i 3rd gen.

This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.

Specifications

VendorIntel
SeriesCore i 3rd gen
LaunchedApril 2012
Launch price$184 (1,000-unit price)
SocketLGA 1155
Cores / threads4 / 4
Base clock3.1 GHz
Boost clock3.5 GHz
L3 cache6 MB
Rated power77 W (TDP)
Integrated graphicsHD 2500
Tier5-series

The Intel 5-series over time

Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
Core i5 2500T2011$216$318
Core i5 2390T2011$195$287
Core i5 23102011$177$260
Core i5 2405S2011$205$302
Core i5 23202011$177$260
Core i5 2380P2012$177$255
Core i5 2450P2012$195$281
Core i5 2550K2012$225$324
Core i5 34502012$184$26530
Core i5 3450S2012$184$265
Core i5 35502012$205$29528
Core i5 3550S2012$205$295
Core i5 3570K2012$225$32434
Core i5 3570T2012$205$295
Core i5 34702012$184$26531
Core i5 3470S2012$184$265

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