Core 2 Duo E7500 vs Xeon E5450

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5450
2007
80 Watt
1.62
+125%
Core 2 Duo E7500
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.72

Xeon E5450 outperforms Core 2 Duo E7500 by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20832688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.921.05
Architecture codenameno dataWolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)10 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed3 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speedno data0.93 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching+-
FSB parity+-

Security technologies

Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 E7500 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E7500.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Xeon E5450 1.62
+125%
Core 2 Duo E7500 0.72

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.

Xeon E5450 2580
+126%
Core 2 Duo E7500 1143

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.

Xeon E5450 388
+12.1%
Core 2 Duo E7500 346

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.

Xeon E5450 1097
+93.5%
Core 2 Duo E7500 567

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 0.72
Recency 1 October 2007 10 January 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5450 has a 125% higher aggregate performance score.

Core 2 Duo E7500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E7500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo E7500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo E7500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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