Xeon E5-2689A v4 vs E5450

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5450 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2053	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codename	no data	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5450 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	no data	16
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	3.4 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	no data	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	34
L2 cache	no data	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	20 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5450 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	LGA771	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Xeon E5-2689A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5450 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5450 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	no data
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5450 and Xeon E5-2689A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size

no data

1,536 GB

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5450 and Xeon E5-2689A v4.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2007	20 June 2016
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	145 Watt

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