Celeron D 340 vs Xeon X3450
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X3450 and Celeron D 340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1976 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
Architecture codename | no data | Prescott (2001−2005) |
Release date | 1 July 2009 (15 years ago) | September 2004 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X3450 and Celeron D 340 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
Threads | 8 | 1 |
Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
L1 cache | no data | 16 KB |
L2 cache | no data | 256 KB |
L3 cache | 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
Die size | no data | 109 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | 67 °C |
Number of transistors | no data | 125 million |
64 bit support | + | - |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
VID voltage range | no data | 1.25V-1.4V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X3450 and Celeron D 340 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 | 1 | 1 |
Socket | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 | PPGA478 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 73 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3450 and Celeron D 340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | - |
Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
Idle States | + | - |
Demand Based Switching | + | - |
PAE | 36 Bit | 32 Bit |
FSB parity | no data | - |
Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon X3450 and Celeron D 340 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | - |
EDB | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3450 and Celeron D 340 are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | - |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3450 and Celeron D 340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3450 and Celeron D 340.
PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
Threads | 8 | 1 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 73 Watt |
Xeon X3450 has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron D 340, on the other hand, has 30.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X3450 and Celeron D 340. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon X3450 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron D 340 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3450 and Celeron D 340, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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