Duo T2250 vs Xeon X3450

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3450 and Core Duo T2250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2009	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Core Duo
Power efficiency	1.79	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Yonah (2005−2006)
Release date	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)	May 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3450 and Core Duo T2250 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	533 MHz
L1 cache	no data	0 KB
L2 cache	no data	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	90 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	151 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.7625-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3450 and Core Duo T2250 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3450 and Core Duo T2250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	36 Bit	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon X3450 and Core Duo T2250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3450 and Core Duo T2250 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3450 and Core Duo T2250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR1
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3450 and Core Duo T2250.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	31 Watt

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