Pentium N3710 vs Xeon X5450
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5450 outperforms Pentium N3710 by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5450 and Pentium N3710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2135 | 2548 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 1.19 | 13.72 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Braswell (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 1 October 2007 (17 years ago) | 1 April 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $161 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5450 and Pentium N3710 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 | no data | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2.56 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | IDI |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 63 °C | 90 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5450 and Pentium N3710 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | LGA771 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5450 and Pentium N3710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | - |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Xeon X5450 and Pentium N3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| OS Guard | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5450 and Pentium N3710 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | no data | - |
| EPT | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5450 and Pentium N3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) (400 - 700 MHz) |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 700 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 16 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5450 and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon X5450 and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | + |
| OpenGL | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5450 and Pentium N3710.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.51 | 0.87 |
| Recency | 1 October 2007 | 1 April 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 6 Watt |
Xeon X5450 has a 73.6% higher aggregate performance score.
Pentium N3710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1900% lower power consumption.
The Xeon X5450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3710 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5450 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium N3710 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5450 and Pentium N3710, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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