A6-7480 vs Xeon E5450

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5450
2007
80 Watt
1.62
+39.7%
A6-7480
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
1.16

Xeon E5450 outperforms A6-7480 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5450 and A6-7480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20832369
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.922.44
Architecture codenameno dataCarrizo (2015−2018)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)26 October 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5450 and A6-7480 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data160K
L2 cacheno data1 MB (shared)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5450 and A6-7480 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
SocketLGA771FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and A6-7480. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Xeon E5450 and A6-7480 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 Xeon E5450 and A6-7480 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5450 and A6-7480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-2133

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon R5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5450 and A6-7480.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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.

Xeon E5450 1.62
+39.7%
A6-7480 1.16

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.

Xeon E5450 2580
+40.4%
A6-7480 1837

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 1.16
Recency 1 October 2007 26 October 2018
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E5450 has a 39.7% higher aggregate performance score.

A6-7480, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 77.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5450 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7480 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation processor while A6-7480 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5450 and A6-7480, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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