Intel Xeon X5450 vs 7120N |
Released November, 2007
Intel Xeon X5450
- 3 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X5450
 | Much more l2 cache 12 MB | | More cores 4 |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.07 GHz |
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Released August, 2006
Intel Xeon 7120N
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the 7120N
| | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 32 | | Lower typical power consumption 77.19W |
| | Lower annual commercial energy cost 83.22 $/year | | Lower annual home energy cost 22.89 $/year |
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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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| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 50% more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.07 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Newer | Nov, 2007 | vs | Aug, 2006 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 32 | vs | 2 | 30 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 97.5W | More than 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 105.12 $/year | More than 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 28.91 $/year | More than 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon X5450 vs 7120N
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X5450 | vs | 7120N |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 771 | |||
| 604 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| 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 | |
| Typical power consumption | 97.5W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 667 MHz | |
details | Xeon X5450 | vs | 7120N |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 65 nm | |
| Transistor count | 820,000,000 | 1,328,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 32 | |
| Clock multiplier | 9 | 18 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.35V | 1.1 - 1.35V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 63°C | Unknown - 60°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.07 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.07 GHz | 3 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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