Xeon E5450 vs Athlon 240GE
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 240GE outperforms Xeon E5450 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1809 | 2232 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.42 | 0.11 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Athlon | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.82 | 1.93 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Harpertown (2007−2008) |
| Release date | 21 December 2018 (6 years ago) | 11 November 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $75 | $915 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Athlon 240GE has 3009% better value for money than Xeon E5450.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon 240GE 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 6 MB (per die) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 12 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 2x 107 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 63 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 820 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.35V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 240GE 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA771 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Xeon E5450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| 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 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Athlon 240GE and Xeon E5450 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 Athlon 240GE and Xeon E5450 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Xeon E5450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Xeon E5450.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.84 | 1.60 |
| Recency | 21 December 2018 | 11 November 2007 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 80 Watt |
Athlon 240GE has a 77.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5450, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.
The AMD Athlon 240GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5450 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 240GE is a desktop processor while Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation one.
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