Xeon X5450 vs Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U outperforms Xeon X5450 by a whopping 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Xeon X5450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1492 | 2135 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 22.80 | 1.19 |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | no data |
| Release date | 8 January 2018 (6 years ago) | 1 October 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Xeon X5450 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 12 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 63 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.35V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Xeon X5450 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) | no data |
| Socket | FP5 | LGA771 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Xeon X5450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| 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
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Xeon X5450 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 Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Xeon X5450 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Xeon X5450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Xeon X5450.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| 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. 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.75 | 1.56 |
| Recency | 8 January 2018 | 1 October 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 120 Watt |
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U has a 140.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5450 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U is a notebook processor while Xeon X5450 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Xeon X5450, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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