A6-1450 vs Xeon E5607
Aggregated performance score
Xeon E5607 outperforms A6-1450 by a whopping 156% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5607 and A6-1450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1923 | 2607 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.14 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Temash (2013) |
| Release date | 14 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $135 | no data |
| Current price | $434 (3.2x MSRP) | $207 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5607 and A6-1450 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.27 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5607 and A6-1450 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 8 - 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5607 and A6-1450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5607 and A6-1450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5607 and A6-1450 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5607 and A6-1450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 8250 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5607 and A6-1450.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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 E5607 outperforms A6-1450 by 156% based on our aggregated 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%
Xeon E5607 outperforms A6-1450 by 157% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.74 | 0.68 |
| Recency | 14 February 2011 | 23 May 2013 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 8 Watt |
The Xeon E5607 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-1450 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5607 is a server/workstation processor while A6-1450 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5607 and A6-1450, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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