i7-5960X Extreme Edition vs Xeon E5450

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5450 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition 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	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency	1.93	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	1 October 2007 (17 years ago)	29 August 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5450 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition 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	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	no data	16
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	30
L2 cache	no data	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	20 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	355.52 mm2
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	2600 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5450 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition 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	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
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 i7-5960X Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition 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 i7-5960X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size

no data

64 GB

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition.

PCIe version	no data	3.00
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2007	29 August 2014
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	140 Watt

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