Xeon E5450 vs A10-7870K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7870K
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.17
+35.6%
Xeon E5450
2007
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.60

A10-7870K outperforms Xeon E5450 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking19952243
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.500.11
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.201.93
DesignerAMDIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Harpertown (2007−2008)
Release date28 May 2015 (10 years ago)11 November 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$120$915

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A10-7870K has 355% better value for money than Xeon E5450.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

A10-7870K 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.9 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB6 MB (per die)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm22x 107 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C63 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million820 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on A10-7870K 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 configuration12
SocketFM2+LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7870K and Xeon E5450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

A10-7870K and Xeon E5450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7870K and Xeon E5450 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7870K and Xeon E5450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsN/A
iGPU core count8no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์512no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7870K and Xeon E5450 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7870K and Xeon E5450 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7870K and Xeon E5450.

PCIe version3.02.0

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.

A10-7870K 2.17
+35.6%
Xeon E5450 1.60

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

A10-7870K 3496
+36%
Xeon E5450 2571

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.

A10-7870K 478
+22.6%
Xeon E5450 390

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.

A10-7870K 1225
+11%
Xeon E5450 1104

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.17 1.60
Recency 28 May 2015 11 November 2007
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

A10-7870K has a 35.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

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

The AMD A10-7870K is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5450 in performance tests.

Note that A10-7870K is a desktop processor while Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation one.

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