Processor N95 vs Xeon X3450
Aggregate performance score
Processor N95 outperforms Xeon X3450 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X3450 and Processor N95 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1970 | 1596 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Server | Laptop |
Series | no data | Intel Alder Lake-N |
Architecture codename | no data | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
Release date | 1 July 2009 (15 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X3450 and Processor N95 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 8 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
L1 cache | no data | 96 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
L3 cache | 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 6 MB |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | 105 °C |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X3450 and Processor N95 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 | BGA1264 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3450 and Processor N95. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
AES-NI | - | + |
FMA | - | + |
AVX | - | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X3450 and Processor N95 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | + |
EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3450 and Processor N95 are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | + |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3450 and Processor N95. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | DDR4, DDR5 |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3450 and Processor N95.
PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 1.84 | 3.10 |
Recency | 1 July 2009 | 3 January 2023 |
Threads | 8 | 4 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon X3450 has 100% more threads.
Processor N95, on the other hand, has a 68.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.
The Processor N95 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3450 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X3450 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N95 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3450 and Processor N95, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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