Xeon X3450 vs Phenom II X2 X640 BE

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X2 X640 BE
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
1.05

Xeon X3450 outperforms Phenom II X2 X640 BE by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Phenom II X2 X640 BE Phenom II X2 X640 BE
Xeon X3450 Xeon X3450

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Xeon X3450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24301990
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series2x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency2.121.79
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)no data
Release date12 May 2011 (13 years ago)1 July 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Xeon X3450 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cacheno data8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Xeon X3450 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Xeon X3450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.2
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Xeon X3450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Xeon X3450 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Xeon X3450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Xeon X3450.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.05 1.87
Recency 12 May 2011 1 July 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 95 Watt

Phenom II X2 X640 BE has an age advantage of 1 year, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon X3450, on the other hand, has a 78.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon X3450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 X640 BE in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X2 X640 BE is a notebook processor while Xeon X3450 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Xeon X3450, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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