Xeon E5450 vs FX-4170

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Aggregate performance score

FX-4170
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 125 Watt
1.91
+17.9%

FX-4170 outperforms Xeon E5450 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-4170 and Xeon E5450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19602083
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.451.92
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)no data
Release date27 February 2012 (12 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-4170 and Xeon E5450 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed4.2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHzno data
L1 cache192 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KBno data
L3 cache8192 KB12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature61 °C67 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 Vno data
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on FX-4170 and Xeon E5450 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
SocketAM3+LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4170 and Xeon E5450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
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

FX-4170 and Xeon E5450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4170 and Xeon E5450 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4170 and Xeon E5450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4170 and Xeon E5450.

PCIe versionn/ano 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.

FX-4170 1.91
+17.9%
Xeon E5450 1.62

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.

FX-4170 3034
+17.6%
Xeon E5450 2580

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.

FX-4170 464
+19.6%
Xeon E5450 388

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.

FX-4170 1201
+9.5%
Xeon E5450 1097

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.91 1.62
Recency 27 February 2012 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 80 Watt

FX-4170 has a 17.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5450, on the other hand, has 56.3% lower power consumption.

The FX-4170 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5450 in performance tests.

Note that FX-4170 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4170 and Xeon E5450, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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