Xeon E5450 vs PRO A12-8870

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A12-8870
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.44
+50.6%

PRO A12-8870 outperforms Xeon E5450 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17582084
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency3.551.92
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)no data
Release dateOctober 2016 (8 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-8870 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 speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHzno data
L2 cache2048 KBno data
L3 cacheno data12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-8870 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 PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
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

PRO A12-8870 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 PRO A12-8870 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 PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400no data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count8no data
Enduron/a-
Switchable graphics+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5450 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortn/a-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5450 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5450.

PCIe version3.0no 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.

PRO A12-8870 2.44
+50.6%
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.

PRO A12-8870 3869
+50%
Xeon E5450 2580

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.44 1.62
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

PRO A12-8870 has a 50.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The PRO A12-8870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5450 in performance tests.

Note that PRO A12-8870 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation one.


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