Intel Xeon E5450 vs Intel Core i3-2100

Last updated: 2023-05-09

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5450		Intel Core i3-2100
CPU comparison Intel Xeon E5450 or Intel Core i3-2100 - 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 Intel Core i3-2100 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2100 was released in Q1/2011.

Intel Xeon E (44)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Xeon E5400 (1)	CPU group	Intel Core i 2000 (28)
0	Generation	2
Harpertown	Architecture	Sandy Bridge S
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 Intel Core i3-2100 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz.
Intel Xeon E5450	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2100
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz	Frequency	3.10 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Xeon E5450	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2100
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics 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	Intel HD Graphics 2000
	GPU frequency	0.85 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
--	GPU Generation	6
	Technology	32 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	6
--	Shader	48
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	10.1

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	Intel HD Graphics 2000
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon E5450 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2100 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon E5450	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2100
DDR2	Memory	DDR3-1333
	Max. Memory	32 GB
0	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	No
12.00 MB	L2 Cache	0.50 MB
--	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
--	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 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 Intel Core i3-2100 is 65 W.
Intel Xeon E5450	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2100
80 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Xeon E5450 has a 12.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-2100 cache has a total of 3.50 MB.
Intel Xeon E5450	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2100
45 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 771	Socket	LGA 1155
VT-x	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2007	Release date	Q1/2011
969 $	Release price	120 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5450 (92%)

Intel Core i3-2100 (98%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5450 (100%)

Intel Core i3-2100 (77%)

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 (92%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	575 (100%)

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%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1262 (73%)

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 (87%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	515 (100%)

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%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1082 (83%)

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%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1846 (74%)

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%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	253 (93%)

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%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	738 (72%)

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 (90%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	93 (100%)

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%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	263 (81%)

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%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 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%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 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%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 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%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Xeon E5450 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106 (100%)

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%)
	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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