Itanium 9750 vs Xeon X5450
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5450 and Itanium 9750 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2035 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.32 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Release date | 1 October 2007 (16 years ago) | 1 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Current price | $72 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5450 and Itanium 9750 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 | no data | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.53 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 63 °C | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5450 and Itanium 9750 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.
| Socket | LGA771 | LGA1248 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5450 and Itanium 9750. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon X5450 and Itanium 9750 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5450 and Itanium 9750 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | no data | + |
| EPT | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5450 and Itanium 9750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2007 | 1 April 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 170 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon X5450 and Itanium 9750. We've got no test results to judge.
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