Core 2 Quad Q9100 vs Xeon E5450

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5450
2007
80 Watt
1.66
+33.9%

Xeon E5450 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9100 by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Quad Q9100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20232270
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataCore 2 Quad
Architecture codenameno dataPenryn (2008−2011)
Release date1 October 2007 (16 years ago)August 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Quad Q9100 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 data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Boost clock speedno data2.26 GHz
Bus supportno data1066 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB
L2 cacheno data6 MB (per die)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithographyno data45 nm
Die sizeno data2x 107 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Quad Q9100 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 data2
Socketno dataP
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Quad Q9100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
AMTno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Quad Q9100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno 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 1.66
+33.9%
Core 2 Quad Q9100 1.24

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 2571
+34.3%
Core 2 Quad Q9100 1915

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.66 1.24
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E5450 has a 33.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Core 2 Quad Q9100, on the other hand, has 77.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Quad Q9100 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5450 and Core 2 Quad Q9100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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