i9-13980HX vs Xeon E5450

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5450
2007
80 Watt
1.62
Core i9-13980HX
2023
24 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
29.69
+1733%

Core i9-13980HX outperforms Xeon E5450 by a whopping 1733% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5450 and Core i9-13980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2081143
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency1.9251.09
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-HX (2023)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$668

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5450 and Core i9-13980HX 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 data24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threadsno data32
Base clock speed3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data5.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5450 and Core i9-13980HX 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
SocketLGA771FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i9-13980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FSB parity+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5450 and Core i9-13980HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i9-13980HX 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 i9-13980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5450 and Core i9-13980HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i9-13980HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i9-13980HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i9-13980HX.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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
i9-13980HX 29.69
+1733%

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
i9-13980HX 47164
+1728%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 29.69
Recency 1 October 2007 4 January 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 55 Watt

i9-13980HX has a 1732.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and 45.5% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-13980HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-13980HX is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5450 and Core i9-13980HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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