Xeon E5405 vs Athlon II X3 455

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 455
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.18
+9.3%

Athlon II X3 455 outperforms Xeon E5405 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 455 and Xeon E5405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23512405
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.52no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.181.28
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)no data
Release date7 December 2010 (13 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$88no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 455 and Xeon E5405 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)no data
Threads3no data
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHzno data
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 455 and Xeon E5405 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 455 and Xeon E5405. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Athlon II X3 455 and Xeon E5405 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 455 and Xeon E5405 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+
EPTno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 455 and Xeon E5405. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 455 and Xeon E5405.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Athlon II X3 455 1.18
+9.3%
Xeon E5405 1.08

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X3 455 1879
+9.4%
Xeon E5405 1718

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X3 455 348
+15.2%
Xeon E5405 302

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X3 455 855
Xeon E5405 1050
+22.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.18 1.08
Recency 7 December 2010 1 October 2007
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

Athlon II X3 455 has a 9.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

Xeon E5405, on the other hand, has 18.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II X3 455 and Xeon E5405.

Note that Athlon II X3 455 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5405 is a server/workstation one.


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