Performance per price, higher is better.
Intel Xeon X5450 vs X3370
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- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
General info
Comparing Xeon X3370 and Xeon X5450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1823 | 1808 |
Value for money | 0.37 | 0.37 |
Market segment | Server | Server |
Release date | 1 July 2008 (14 years old) | 1 October 2007 (15 years old) |
Current price | $124 | $128 |
Technical specs
Xeon X3370 and Xeon X5450 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.
Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3 GHz |
L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 12 MB L2 Cache |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | 63 °C |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | - | - |
VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | 0.85V-1.35V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X3370 and Xeon X5450 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.
Socket | LGA775 | LGA771 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3370 and Xeon X5450. 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 | - | + |
FSB parity | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon X3370 and Xeon X5450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | - | - |
EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3370 and Xeon X5450 are enumerated here.
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | 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.
X5450 outperforms X3370 by 2% in our combined 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%
X5450 outperforms X3370 by 2% 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: 37%
X3370 outperforms X5450 by 4% 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: 37%
X3370 outperforms X5450 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Xeon X3370 and Xeon X5450. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | no data | 9.6 Mh/s |
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 1.92 | 1.95 |
Recency | 1 July 2008 | 1 October 2007 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 120 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon X3370 and Xeon X5450. The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3370 and Xeon X5450, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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