i5-750 vs Xeon E5450

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5450
2007
80 Watt
1.63
+1.9%
Core i5-750
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.60

Xeon E5450 outperforms Core i5-750 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5450 and Core i5-750 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20952107
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.21
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataCore i5 (Desktop)
Power efficiency1.931.59
Architecture codenameno dataLynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)8 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5450 and Core i5-750 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 data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed3 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data2500 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data296 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °C73 °C
Number of transistorsno data774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5450 and Core i5-750 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
SocketLGA771FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i5-750. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+-
PAEno data36 Bit
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5450 and Core i5-750 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 i5-750 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i5-750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i5-750.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
+1.9%
i5-750 1.60

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
+1.9%
i5-750 2535

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 389
i5-750 421
+8.2%

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 1100
i5-750 1172
+6.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.63 1.60
Recency 1 October 2007 8 September 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5450 has a 1.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 18.8% lower power consumption.

i5-750, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5450 and Core i5-750.

Be aware that Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-750 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5450 and Core i5-750, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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