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Xeon X3450

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.66 GHz, Lynnfield.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 66% (482nd of 1442)

Based on 3,425 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000106E5 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3450 @ 2.67GHz
Poor: 55%Average: 66% Great: 77%
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon X3450 averaged 33.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 87.7Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 74.1Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon X3450 is 21.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon X3450 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 341Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 338Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,425 samples)
Rank 48266%
Min Avg Max
75.7 Memory 87.7 95.2
55.2 1-Core 74.1 94.8
103 2-Core 142 184
62.1% 101 Pts
Min Avg Max
173 4-Core 245 330
231 8-Core 338 457
36.8% 291 Pts
Min Avg Max
240 64-Core 341 457
21.1% 341 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
71.6% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 89.4
2-Core 175
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 287
8-Core 360
42% 323 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Socket 1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
69.9% Good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 73.9
2-Core 149
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 326
38% 296 Pts
64-Core 363
22% 363 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
69.8% Good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 83
2-Core 146
66% 107 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 369
40% 317 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
68.3% Good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 79.3
2-Core 151
64% 106 Pts
4-Core 273
8-Core 338
39% 305 Pts
64-Core 341
21% 341 Pts
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
66.2% Good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 77.4
2-Core 150
65% 106 Pts
4-Core 228
8-Core 333
35% 280 Pts
64-Core 331
20% 331 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
64.4% Good
Memory 85.8
1-Core 80.3
2-Core 152
64% 106 Pts
4-Core 234
8-Core 340
36% 287 Pts
64-Core 340
21% 340 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
63.4% Good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 66.9
2-Core 130
59% 94.9 Pts
4-Core 209
8-Core 311
32% 260 Pts
64-Core 316
20% 316 Pts
Node 1 Socket 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
48.3% Average
Memory 65.8
1-Core 43.8
2-Core 93.7
42% 67.8 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 228
25% 199 Pts
64-Core 232
14% 232 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,746,294 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z200 Workstation

CPU
Xeon X3450IntelBench 66%, 3,425 samples30x
GPU
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples19x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples17x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples16x
SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung  $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples10x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples6x
RAM
ID:80 AD HMT351U7CFR8C-H9 ID:02 FE EBJ21EE8BDFA-DJ-F ID:80 AD HMT351U7CFR8C-H9 ID:02 FE EBJ21EE8BDFA-DJ-F 48GBUnknownBench 25%, 15 samples7x
ID:00 00 ID:00 00 44GBUnknownBench 26%, 101 samples6x
ID:04 CD F3-10666CL9-4GBNT ID:04 CD F3-10666CL9-4GBNT ID:04 CD F3-10666CL9-4GBNT ID:04 CD F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 52GBUnknownBench 30%, 14 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $52

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor X3450 (8M Cache, 2.66 GHz)
Code NameLynnfield
Launch DateQ3'09
Processor NumberX3450
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableYes
Lithography45 nm
VID Voltage Range0.6500V-1.4000V
Recommended Price$245.00 - $261.00
Clock Speed2.66 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.2 GHz
Bus Speed2.5 GT/s DMI
Max TDP95 W

Memory

Max Memory Size32 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth21 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions36-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision2.0
PCI Express Configurations1x16, 2x8, 4x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesNo
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechNo

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedLGA1156
Processing Die Size296 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors774 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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Excellent

6 years ago.

its 75% of a i7 7700k

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Excellent

3 years ago.

Best value for old Motherboards, you getting Core-i7-like CPU for just about 12-15$, that is GREAT!

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