Core 2 Duo U7500 vs Xeon E5450

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5450
2007
80 Watt
1.63
+552%
Core 2 Duo U7500
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.25

Xeon E5450 outperforms Core 2 Duo U7500 by a whopping 552% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo U7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20953171
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.932.36
Architecture codenameno dataMerom-2048 (2006−2008)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)27 July 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo U7500 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 GHz1.06 GHz
Boost clock speedno data1.06 GHz
Bus rateno data533 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data143 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V0.8V-0.975V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo U7500 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
SocketLGA771PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo U7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo U7500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo U7500 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT-no 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.

Xeon E5450 1.63
+552%
Core 2 Duo U7500 0.25

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 2582
+559%
Core 2 Duo U7500 392

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.63 0.25
Recency 1 October 2007 27 July 2006
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 10 Watt

Xeon E5450 has a 552% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo U7500, on the other hand, has 700% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo U7500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo U7500 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo U7500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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