[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.

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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:
644th 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 16th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of February 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 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,826
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,233
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,252
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz		4,868

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.31
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.68
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz		41.25
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.35
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of February 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 Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,369
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,780
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328
[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 16th of February 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		5,182 (+6.5%)
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon X5450		5,780 (+18.7%)
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		4,494 (-7.7%)
Intel Xeon X5365 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon X5450		2,331 (-52.1%)
Intel Xeon E5506 @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Xeon X5450		1,961 (-59.7%)
Intel Xeon L5410 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Xeon X5450		1,853 (-61.9%)

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