Xeon E7450 vs X3470

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3470
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.14

Xeon E7450 outperforms Xeon X3470 by a whopping 203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3470 and Xeon E7450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18871062
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.056.58
Release date1 July 2009 (15 years ago)1 July 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3470 and Xeon E7450 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)no data
Threads8no data
Base clock speed2.93 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHzno data
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache12 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature73 °C68 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.45V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3470 and Xeon E7450 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,LGA1156PGA604
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt90 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3470 and Xeon E7450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon X3470 and Xeon E7450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3470 and Xeon E7450 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 X3470 and Xeon E7450. 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+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3470 and Xeon E7450.

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 X3470 2.14
Xeon E7450 6.49
+203%

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 X3470 3269
Xeon E7450 9932
+204%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.14 6.49
Recency 1 July 2009 1 July 2008
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 90 Watt

Xeon X3470 has an age advantage of 1 year.

Xeon E7450, on the other hand, has a 203.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 5.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E7450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3470 in performance tests.


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