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2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.5GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2012.

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1 Cores, 2 Threads @1.66 GHz, Pineview.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+140%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 54,363 user samples
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51,836 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 59% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 25% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 25% Great: 59%
SPEED RANK: 828th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
2,527 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 36% Base clock 1.65 GHz
Worst Bench: 10% Base clock 1.65 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 10% Great: 36%
SPEED RANK: 1426th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		48.9 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+140% 		20.4 %
Average Score 
+949%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		72.9 Pts Hugely lower memory latency.
+85% 		39.5 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		61.5 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+970% 		5.75 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		104 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+977% 		9.66 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		146 Pts Insanely faster quad-core speed.
+1,360% 		10 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		150 Pts Insanely faster octa-core speed.
+1,356% 		10.3 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+1,020%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		89.1 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+26% 		70.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		79.8 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+993% 		7.3 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		139 Pts Insanely faster OC dual-core speed.
+1,068% 		11.9 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		192 Pts Insanely faster OC quad-core speed.
+1,513% 		11.9 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		192 Pts Insanely faster OC octa-core speed.
+1,500% 		12 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+10%
Market Share
Based on 67,786,635 CPUs tested
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User Rating
UBM User Rating 		55 % Slightly more popular.
+10% 		50 %
Nice To Haves 
+946%
Age
Newest 		148 Months 123+ Months More recent.
+17%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		192 Pts Insanely faster OC 64-core speed.
+1,513% 		11.9 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		150 Pts Insanely faster 64-core speed.
+1,342% 		10.4 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'12 Q1'10
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 512 KB L2
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		AVX SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		No Yes
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 45 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		N/A $64.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 2.5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		16 GB 2 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333 DDR2 667
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 1
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Integrated
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023) 22mm x 22mm
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡ 		Yes No
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 48.9%
Average Bench 20.4%
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The Intel Core i5-2450M is a mid-range dual-core four threaded mobile processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture. It was launched in Q1 2012 and is a slightly quicker version of the i5-2410M which launched a year earlier. At the time of release, the 2450M was reasonably fast with an effective speed of 61: the base clock speed is 2.5 GHz which can boost up to 3.1 GHz. The TDP of 35W is relatively high by modern standards and is halved in the i5-3317U (see full comparison). A lower TDP leads to extended battery life which is obviously a big plus for mobile processors. The i5-2450M features integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 which isn't adequate for most modern games but it's absolutely fine for handling typical tasks such as browsing and word processing. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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Horribly limited by any modern standard, if you encounter one of these hyperthreaded single core systems you will likely feel pain deep in the depths of your soul. Low clocks, slow memory bus and a single hyperthreaded core leave these machines struggling with even the most lightweight of tasks. Yes, they will run Youtube in a Chrome browser on Windows 7... but yu'll be limited to 360p or so given the horrendoues bandwidth. Don't expect much here other than slow, sluggish processing in any modern task. If you must get an old Atom series CPU then try for the N570 - they at least had two cores and four threads so perform much better. [May '20 boingk]

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