Intel Pentium G3450T socket: LGA 1150

What the Pentium G3450T is

The Pentium G3450T is a low power Haswell Pentium with higher clocks for slim systems on LGA 1150. Intel set two cores and two threads at 2.9 GHz with 3 MB of Smart Cache. Power holds at 35 W on 22 nm from July 2014. It leads the 2.8 GHz G3250T by 100 MHz in the same thermal class.

Extra clocks help single thread office tasks without raising cooler needs. Spreadsheets, browser apps and terminal software open slightly faster. Two threads still limit parallel exports, so pair it with an SSD for feel. The 35 W ceiling suits mini towers and thin clients with small fans.

Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation processors covers office monitors with three display support. DDR3 across two channels to 32 GB feeds cores and graphics. The chip is a Haswell socket option where low power matters more than thread count.

Socket and motherboard compatibility

The G3450T fits LGA 1150 on 8 series chipsets such as H81, B85, H87 and Z87, and on 9 series chipsets such as H97 and Z97. Haswell support is native on both, so boards usually need no BIOS change for this codename. Slim OEM boards list T SKUs separately, so confirm the exact model entry.

Cooler holes sit at 75 × 75 mm, shared with nearby sockets. The CPU cooler compatibility by socket guide covers low profile choice. Processors for LGA 1151 do not fit. The Socket vs chipset: what decides whether a CPU works guide details 8 and 9 series pairing.

H81 and B85 slim boards are the natural hosts with DDR3 SODIMM or DIMM layouts per form factor. Use 35 W firmware profiles for quiet operation.

Memory, PCIe and cooling

Memory is DDR3-1333 and 1600 class across two channels to 32 GB. Eight gigabytes in dual channel suits office fleets. Matched sticks help video calls on integrated graphics. Check board specs for DDR3L support in low voltage chassis.

PCIe is 16 lanes of PCIe 3.0 from the CPU for one slot. Most G3450T builds stay integrated and reserve lanes for I/O cards. The chipset supplies extra PCIe 2.0 lanes for SATA, USB and networking. Low profile expansion fits where the case allows.

Cooling uses 75 mm mount low height units for 35 W. At 2.9 GHz a small aluminum block with a quiet fan suffices. Keep intake filters clean in dusty offices to hold clocks.

Upgrade paths

Within the socket the Intel Pentium G3250T at 2.8 GHz is a close 35 W sibling on the same boards, while the Intel Core i3-4160T at 3.1 GHz with four threads adds Hyper-Threading for busier multitasking. Both keep DDR3 and low power cooling, so only CPU list support needs a check.

A move to DDR4 needs a new socket and board. The G3450T serves slim Haswell fleets where 2.9 GHz at 35 W is the target.