Intel Xeon X3450 vs Core i7 3770 |
Released September, 2009
Intel Xeon X3450
- 2.66 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X3450
 | Higher Maximum operating temperature 72.7 °C |
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Released April, 2012
Intel Core i7 3770
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i7 3770
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Significantly higher clock speed 3.4 GHz |
| | Higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.7 °C | vs | 67.4 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.66 GHz | Around 30% higher clock speed | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | More than 20% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 2.33 pt/$ | vs | 0.65 pt/$ | More than 3.5x better performance per dollar | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,072 | vs | 1,172 | More than 75% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 7.25 pt/W | vs | 1.79 pt/W | More than 4x better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly better PassMark score | 9,449 | vs | 4,912 | More than 90% better PassMark score | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 62.56W | vs | 77.19W | Around 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2012 | vs | Sep, 2009 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.32 GHz | vs | 2.67 GHz | More than 60% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 18.55 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | Around 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 67.45 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | Around 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X3450 vs Core i7 3770
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 (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X3450 | vs | Core i7 3770 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.9 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1156 | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 77W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 18.55 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 67.45 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.79 pt/W | 7.25 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 62.56W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
details | Xeon X3450 | vs | Core i7 3770 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 22 nm | |
| Transistor count | 774,000,000 | 1,300,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 20 | 34 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.7°C | Unknown - 67.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 5 | 8 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.08 GHz | 4.03 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.67 GHz | 4.32 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.08 GHz | 4.03 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.x | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,150 MHz | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | 5,339.9 | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 2,500 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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