Intel Xeon E5450 vs AMD EPYC 9124

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5450		AMD EPYC 9124
CPU comparison Intel Xeon E5450 or AMD EPYC 9124 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Xeon E5450 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5450 was released in Q4/2007. The AMD EPYC 9124 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9124 was released in Q4/2022.

Intel Xeon E (44)	Family	AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Xeon E5400 (1)	CPU group	AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
0	Generation	4
Harpertown	Architecture	Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon E5450 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The AMD EPYC 9124 has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz).
Intel Xeon E5450	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9124
4	Cores	16
4	Threads	32
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.60 GHz


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Xeon E5450	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9124
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon E5450 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9124 can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels.
Intel Xeon E5450	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9124
DDR2	Memory	DDR5-4800
	Max. Memory	6144 GB
0	Memory channels	12
--	Max. Bandwidth	460.8 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
12.00 MB	L2 Cache	16.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	64.00 MB
--	PCIe version	5.0
--	PCIe lanes	128
--	PCIe Bandwidth	504.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5450 has a TDP of 80 W, that of the AMD EPYC 9124 is 200 W.
Intel Xeon E5450	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9124
80 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	200 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	240 W
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon E5450 has a 12.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 9124 cache has a total of 80.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E5450	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9124
45 nm	Technology	5 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
LGA 771	Socket	SP5
VT-x	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q4/2007	Release date	Q4/2022
969 $	Release price	1083 $

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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	458 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1781 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	528 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1728 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	448 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1308 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	185 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	721 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2483 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	524 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	271 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1019 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	84 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	326 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9124 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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