i9-10900T vs Xeon E5450

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5450
2007
80 Watt
1.69
Core i9-10900T
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 35 Watt
9.69
+473%

Core i9-10900T outperforms Xeon E5450 by a whopping 473% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5450 and Core i9-10900T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2079814
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.9325.25
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)1 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5450 and Core i9-10900T 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 data10 (Deca-Core)
Threadsno data20
Base clock speed3 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.6 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache20 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature67 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5450 and Core i9-10900T 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
SocketLGA771FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i9-10900T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5450 and Core i9-10900T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i9-10900T are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i9-10900T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5450 and Core i9-10900T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i9-10900T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i9-10900T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5450 and Core i9-10900T.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 1.69
i9-10900T 9.69
+473%

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
i9-10900T 14822
+474%

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 388
i9-10900T 1462
+277%

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 1097
i9-10900T 6539
+496%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 9.69
Recency 1 October 2007 1 April 2020
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

i9-10900T has a 473.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-10900T is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-10900T is a desktop one.


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