Xeon E5504 vs E5450
Aggregate performance score
E5450 outperforms E5504 by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5450 and Xeon E5504 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1979 | 2385 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.05 | 3.52 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | no data | Gainestown (2009−2010) |
| Release date | 1 October 2007 (16 years ago) | March 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $60 |
| Current price | $62 | $119 (2x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E5504 has 6940% better value for money than Xeon E5450.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5450 and Xeon E5504 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 263 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | 76 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 731 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 Xeon E5504 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 |
| Socket | LGA771 | FCLGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Xeon E5504. 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 | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | + |
| PAE | no data | 40 Bit |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon E5450 and Xeon E5504 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 Xeon E5504 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 Xeon E5504. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 144 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 19.2 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | 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.
E5450 outperforms E5504 by 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
E5450 outperforms E5504 by 69% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
E5450 outperforms E5504 by 24% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
E5450 outperforms E5504 by 2% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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