Xeon X5450 vs Ryzen 7 7840S
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 7840S outperforms Xeon X5450 by a whopping 861% 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 | 634 | 2419 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.03 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.22 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023) | Harpertown (2007−2008) |
| Release date | 5 January 2023 (2 years ago) | 11 November 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $851 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 7840S 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB (per die) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 12 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 2x 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 63 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 820 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.35V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 7840S 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 | LGA771 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 MB + 16 MB | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon X5450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| 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 | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 7840S 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 7 7840S and Xeon X5450 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon X5450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon X5450.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 13.17 | 1.37 |
| Recency | 5 January 2023 | 11 November 2007 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 120 Watt |
Ryzen 7 7840S has a 861.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 1400% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 7840S is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon X5450 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 7840S is a notebook processor while Xeon X5450 is a server/workstation one.
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