[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5450 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA771

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 4^# Threads: 4^#

Typical TDP: 120 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 6144 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5450 @ 3.00GHz, Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5450 @ 3.00GHz, Intel Xeon CPU X5450 @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 41.25

Overall Rank:
678th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $118.02 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-01-05)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4868

Single Thread Rating

1293

Samples: 33*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,925
Thread: 1,238

^#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	23,369 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,833 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	12,974 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,283 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	105,454 KBytes/Sec
Physics	334 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,929 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,293 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,818
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,745
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS		28,602
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,564
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		19,158
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,107
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,247
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,739
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,279
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz		4,868

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		80.71
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.59
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz		41.25
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.23
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS		NA
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		3,954
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS		3,764
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,359
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		2,067
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,930
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,782
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,720
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,326
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz		1,293

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3261839 - Feb 04 2026		4782
BL3154311 - Dec 22 2025		6414
BL3010220 - Oct 28 2025		5254
BL3010206 - Oct 28 2025		5254
BL2931133 - Sep 25 2025		5203

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz		4,868
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon X5450		5,151 (+5.8%)
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon X5450		5,520 (+13.4%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon X5450		4,635 (-4.8%)
Intel Xeon X5482 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon X5450		2,755 (-43.4%)
AMD Opteron 4334 vs Intel Xeon X5450		3,949 (-18.9%)
Intel Xeon E5405 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Xeon X5450		1,753 (-64.0%)
AMD Opteron 1356 vs Intel Xeon X5450		1,703 (-65.0%)
AMD Opteron 1352 vs Intel Xeon X5450		1,547 (-68.2%)
Intel Xeon X5677 @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Xeon X5450		5,064 (+4.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Xeon X5450		4,343 (-10.8%)
Intel Xeon E3-1225 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon X5450		3,909 (-19.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Xeon X5450		3,773 (-22.5%)

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CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz