Xeon Silver 4509Y vs i5-2450M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2450M and Xeon Silver 4509Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2254not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency3.52no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$823$563

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2450M and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors624 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2450M and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCBGA1023,PPGA988FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2450M and Xeon Silver 4509Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-2450M and Xeon Silver 4509Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Identity Protection+-
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2450M and Xeon Silver 4509Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2450M and Xeon Silver 4509Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size16 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000N/A
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2450M and Xeon Silver 4509Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2450M and Xeon Silver 4509Y.

PCIe version2.05
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2012 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

i5-2450M has 257.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4509Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-2450M and Xeon Silver 4509Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-2450M is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4509Y is a server/workstation one.


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