Xeon E5450 vs X3480

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3480
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.14
+26.6%

Xeon X3480 outperforms Xeon E5450 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3480 and Xeon E5450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18842075
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.051.93
Release date1 April 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3480 and Xeon E5450 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)no data
Threads8no data
Base clock speed3.06 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.73 GHzno data
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature73 °C67 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3480 and Xeon E5450 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3480 and Xeon E5450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching++
PAE36 Bitno data
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Xeon X3480 and Xeon E5450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3480 and Xeon E5450 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3480 and Xeon E5450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3480 and Xeon E5450.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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 X3480 2.14
+26.6%
Xeon E5450 1.69

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 X3480 3273
+26.9%
Xeon E5450 2580

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.14 1.69
Recency 1 April 2010 1 October 2007
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon X3480 has a 26.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

Xeon E5450, on the other hand, has 18.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X3480 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5450 in performance tests.


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