Athlon 64 3500+ vs Xeon X3450

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3450
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.80
+650%
Athlon 64 3500+
2001
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.24

Xeon X3450 outperforms Athlon 64 3500+ by a whopping 650% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3450 and Athlon 64 3500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20213181
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.51no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.790.26
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)San Diego (2001−2005)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$241$59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X3450 and Athlon 64 3500+ 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads81
Base clock speed2.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size296 mm2230 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 million227 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3450 and Athlon 64 3500+ 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156939
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3450 and Athlon 64 3500+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X3450 and Athlon 64 3500+ 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 X3450 and Athlon 64 3500+ are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3450 and Athlon 64 3500+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3450 and Athlon 64 3500+.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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 X3450 1.80
+650%
Athlon 64 3500+ 0.24

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 X3450 2858
+658%
Athlon 64 3500+ 377

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 X3450 431
+234%
Athlon 64 3500+ 129

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 X3450 1454
+1153%
Athlon 64 3500+ 116

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.80 0.24
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 89 Watt

Xeon X3450 has a 650% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 3500+, on the other hand, has 6.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X3450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3500+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3450 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 64 3500+ is a desktop one.


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