A6-9500 vs Xeon X3450

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3450
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.86
+52.5%

Xeon X3450 outperforms A6-9500 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3450 and A6-9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20072350
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.62
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.791.72
Architecture codenameno dataBristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 July 2009 (15 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X3450 and A6-9500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.8 GHz
L2 cacheno data1024 KB
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3450 and A6-9500 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3450 and A6-9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X3450 and A6-9500 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 X3450 and A6-9500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3450 and A6-9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X3450 and A6-9500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X3450 and A6-9500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3450 and A6-9500.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

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 X3450 1.86
+52.5%
A6-9500 1.22

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 X3450 2853
+52.6%
A6-9500 1869

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 X3450 431
A6-9500 653
+51.5%

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 X3450 1454
+52.4%
A6-9500 954

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.86 1.22
Recency 1 July 2009 27 July 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon X3450 has a 52.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

A6-9500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X3450 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3450 is a server/workstation processor while A6-9500 is a desktop one.


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