Intel Xeon E5450 vs AMD Athlon II X4 631 |
Released November, 2007
Intel Xeon E5450
- 3 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5450
 | Much more l2 cache 12 MB | | Higher clock speed 3 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
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Released January, 2012
AMD Athlon II X4 631
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X4 631
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
| | Newer Jan, 2012 | | Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.03 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 12 MB | vs | 4 MB | 3x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | More than 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 50% more l2 cache per core | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 65W | vs | 81.25W | 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 6,390 | vs | 4,888 | More than 30% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,270 | vs | 904 | More than 40% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.1 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 60% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Better performance per watt | 2.1 pt/W | vs | 1.32 pt/W | Around 60% better performance per watt | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | vs | 24.09 $/year | More than 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | vs | 87.6 $/year | Around 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2012 | vs | Nov, 2007 | Release date over 4 years later | |||
| Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.03 GHz | vs | 3.83 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5450 vs Athlon II X4 631
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5450 | vs | Athlon II X4 631 |
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| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 771 | |||
| FM1 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 80W | 100W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | 24.09 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | 87.6 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.1 pt/W | 1.32 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 65W | 81.25W | |
details | Xeon E5450 | vs | Athlon II X4 631 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 32 nm | |
| Transistor count | 820,000,000 | 1,178,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.35V | 0.45 - 1.41V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67°C | Unknown - 70.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.83 GHz | 4.03 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.83 GHz | 4.03 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | AMD Radeon Aug 15, 2011 | |
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