Celeron G5900T vs Xeon E5450

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5450 and Celeron G5900T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1982	2131
Place by popularity	not in top-100	83
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	1.13
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Release date	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)	1 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price	$49	$539

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G5900T has 2160% better value for money than Xeon E5450.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5450 and Celeron G5900T 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.

Threads	no data	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	2 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5450 and Celeron G5900T 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	1
Socket	LGA771	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Celeron G5900T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5450 and Celeron G5900T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5450 and Celeron G5900T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5450 and Celeron G5900T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5450 and Celeron G5900T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5450 and Celeron G5900T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5450 and Celeron G5900T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5450 and Celeron G5900T.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

Xeon E5450 outperforms Celeron G5900T by 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.66	1.39
Recency	1 October 2007	1 April 2020
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

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