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| Intel Xeon X5450 vs Core2 Quad Q9650 |
Released November, 2007
Intel Xeon X5450
- 3 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X5450
![]() | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 | ![]() | Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 7,850 |
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Released August, 2008
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
- 3 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Core2 Quad Q9650
![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 77.19W | ![]() | Supports trusted computing Yes |
![]() | Better performance per dollar 0.41 pt/$ | ![]() | Higher Maximum operating temperature 71.4 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 7,850 | vs | 5,792 | More than 35% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
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Significantly lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 97.5W | More than 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
Better performance per dollar | 0.41 pt/$ | vs | 0.19 pt/$ | Around 2.2x better performance per dollar | |||
Higher Maximum operating temperature | 71.4 °C | vs | 63 °C | Around 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.25 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 28.91 $/year | More than 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 105.12 $/year | More than 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Newer | Aug, 2008 | vs | Nov, 2007 | Release date 9 months later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X5450 vs Core2 Quad Q9650
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5450
7,850
Core2 Quad Q9650
5,792
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5450
1,580
Core2 Quad Q9650
1,692
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5450
127,150 MB/s
Core2 Quad Q9650
128,200 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5450
5,262
Core2 Quad Q9650
5,442
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5450
7,408
Core2 Quad Q9650
5,901
GeekBench
Xeon X5450
7,408
Core2 Quad Q9650
7,010
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon X5450
4,167
Core2 Quad Q9650
4,222
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon X5450
1,263
Core2 Quad Q9650
1,267
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X5450 | vs | Core2 Quad Q9650 |
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Clock speed | 3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 771 | |||
LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 120W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 28.91 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 105.12 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.46 pt/W | 1.47 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 97.5W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 1,333 MHz |
details | Xeon X5450 | vs | Core2 Quad Q9650 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 3 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
Transistor count | 820,000,000 | 820,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 9 | 9 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.35V | 0.85 - 1.36V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 63°C | Unknown - 71.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.07 GHz | 4.15 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3 GHz | 4.25 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,567.6 | 1,473.2 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.07 GHz | 4.15 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A |
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