Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 vs Xeon X3450

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3450 and Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2011	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Transmeta Crusoe
Power efficiency	1.79	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Crusoe (2001)
Release date	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)	1 June 2001 (23 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3450 and Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	8	1
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	266 MHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	130 nm
Die size	no data	55 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	36.8 Million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3450 and Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	CBGA-474
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3450 and Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
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

Security technologies

Xeon X3450 and Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 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 Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 are enumerated here.

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 Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	no data
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 Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2009	1 June 2001
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	8	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	7 Watt

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