Xeon Silver 4214R vs X3450

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3450
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.80
Xeon Silver 4214R
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 100 Watt
11.50
+539%

Xeon Silver 4214R outperforms Xeon X3450 by a whopping 539% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3450 and Xeon Silver 4214R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2021684
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.5125.53
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency1.7910.88
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$241$705

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4214R has 4906% better value for money than Xeon X3450.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3450 and Xeon Silver 4214R 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)12 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16.5 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3450 and Xeon Silver 4214R 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3450 and Xeon Silver 4214R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon X3450 and Xeon Silver 4214R 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 Xeon Silver 4214R are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3450 and Xeon Silver 4214R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size32 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s115.212 GB/s
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 Xeon Silver 4214R.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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
Xeon Silver 4214R 11.50
+539%

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
Xeon Silver 4214R 18275
+539%

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
Xeon Silver 4214R 1229
+185%

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
Xeon Silver 4214R 7577
+421%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.80 11.50
Recency 8 September 2009 24 February 2020
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 100 Watt

Xeon X3450 has 5.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4214R, on the other hand, has a 538.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4214R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3450 in performance tests.


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