Core 2 Duo T9600 vs Xeon E5450

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5450
2007
80 Watt
1.62
+138%
Core 2 Duo T9600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68

Xeon E5450 outperforms Core 2 Duo T9600 by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo T9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20952742
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.921.84
Architecture codenameno dataPenryn (2008−2011)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)15 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$316

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo T9600 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 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
L2 cacheno data6 MB
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V1.05V-1.2125V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo T9600 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.

SocketLGA771BGA479,BGA956,PBGA479,PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo T9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+-
FSB parity+-

Security technologies

Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo T9600 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 Core 2 Duo T9600 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT-no data

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
+138%
Core 2 Duo T9600 0.68

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 2581
+140%
Core 2 Duo T9600 1075

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5450 389
+22.3%
Core 2 Duo T9600 318

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5450 1100
+112%
Core 2 Duo T9600 518

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 0.68
Recency 1 October 2007 15 July 2008
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5450 has a 138.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Core 2 Duo T9600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T9600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo T9600 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Duo T9600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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