i3-12100F vs Xeon X5450
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-12100F outperforms Xeon X5450 by a whopping 482% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2288 | 973 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 4 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.10 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.20 | 14.49 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Harpertown (2007−2008) | Alder Lake-S (2022) |
| Release date | 11 November 2007 (17 years ago) | January 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $851 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5450 and Core i3-12100F 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (per die) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 2x 107 mm2 | 163 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 63 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 820 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5450 and Core i3-12100F 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA771 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 58 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5450 and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon X5450 and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5450 and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5450 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 76.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5450 and Core i3-12100F.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.50 | 8.73 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 58 Watt |
i3-12100F has a 482% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and 106.9% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i3-12100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon X5450 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5450 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-12100F is a desktop one.
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