Core 2 Duo E6405 vs Xeon E5450

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E6405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2095	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.93	no data
Release date	1 October 2007 (17 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E6405 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 cores	no data	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	no data	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus rate	no data	1066 MHz
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E6405 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.

Socket	LGA771	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E6405. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	-
FSB parity	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E6405 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E6405 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

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