Celeron P4600 vs Xeon E5450

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5450 and Celeron P4600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1979	2743
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	no data	Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)	28 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Current price	$62	$66

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5450 and Celeron P4600 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	no data	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	no data	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	0.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	1 × 2.5 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	2 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	382 Million
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 P4600 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	PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Celeron P4600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	-
FMA	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5450 and Celeron P4600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5450 and Celeron P4600 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 P4600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17.1 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5450 and Celeron P4600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5450 and Celeron P4600.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
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 P4600 by 207% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.66	0.54
Recency	1 October 2007	28 March 2010
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

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