E1-6010 vs i5-3450

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3450 and E1-6010 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1678	3080
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.54	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD E-Series
Power efficiency	3.48	3.22
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Beema (2014)
Release date	29 April 2012 (12 years ago)	29 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$186	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3450 and E1-6010 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.35 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Die size	160 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	67 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3450 and E1-6010 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1155	FT3b
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3450 and E1-6010. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3450 and E1-6010 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3450 and E1-6010 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3450 and E1-6010. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 2500	AMD Radeon R2 Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3450 and E1-6010 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-3450 and E1-6010 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3450 and E1-6010.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.83	0.34
Recency	29 April 2012	29 April 2014
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	10 Watt

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