EPYC 9654 vs Xeon X5450

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5450
2007
120 Watt
1.51
EPYC 9654
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
76.01
+4934%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Xeon X5450 by a whopping 4934% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5450 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21396
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.29
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency1.1919.90
Architecture codenameno dataGenoa (2022−2023)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5450 and EPYC 9654 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 coresno data96
Threadsno data192
Base clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Multiplierno data24
L1 cacheno data6 MB
L2 cacheno data96 MB
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data12x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5450 and EPYC 9654 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 configurationno data2
SocketLGA771SP5
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5450 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon X5450 and EPYC 9654 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 X5450 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5450 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5450 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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 X5450 1.51
EPYC 9654 76.01
+4934%

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 X5450 2394
EPYC 9654 120295
+4925%

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 X5450 380
EPYC 9654 1827
+381%

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 X5450 1101
EPYC 9654 18626
+1592%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 76.01
Recency 1 October 2007 10 November 2022
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon X5450 has 200% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 4933.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5450 in performance tests.


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