Core i7-870 vs Xeon E5-2450

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2450 and Core i7-870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1217	1880
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.39	0.19
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)	Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	8 September 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$500	$305

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2450 has 2211% better value for money than i7-870.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2450 and Core i7-870 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	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	294 mm2	296 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	73 °C
Number of transistors	1,270 million	774 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2450 and Core i7-870 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	2	1
Socket	1356	1156
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Core i7-870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2450 and Core i7-870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Core i7-870 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Core i7-870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Core i7-870.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	24	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.87	2.02
Recency	14 May 2012	8 September 2009
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm

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