Xeon E5450 vs Athlon X4 950

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 950
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.26
+39.5%

Athlon X4 950 outperforms Xeon E5450 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Xeon E5450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18282095
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.66no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency3.291.92
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)no data
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 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
Threads4no data
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHzno data
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 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
SocketAM4LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 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 Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Athlon X4 950 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 Athlon X4 950 and Xeon E5450 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Xeon E5450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno 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.

Athlon X4 950 2.26
+39.5%
Xeon E5450 1.62

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.

Athlon X4 950 3591
+39.1%
Xeon E5450 2581

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.

Athlon X4 950 632
+62.5%
Xeon E5450 389

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.

Athlon X4 950 1571
+42.8%
Xeon E5450 1100

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 1.62
Recency 27 July 2017 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

Athlon X4 950 has a 39.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Athlon X4 950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5450 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 950 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation one.


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