HP Intel Xeon E7540 vs HP Intel Xeon X5450, Ref

Key differences

The HP Intel Xeon X5450, Ref has 1 GHz more processor base frequency than the HP Intel Xeon E7540 (3 GHz vs 2 GHz). The HP Intel Xeon E7540 has 2 more processor cores than the HP Intel Xeon X5450, Ref (6 vs 4). The HP Intel Xeon E7540 has 8 more processor threads than the HP Intel Xeon X5450, Ref (12 vs 4). Only the HP Intel Xeon E7540 has Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology). Only the HP Intel Xeon E7540 has Intel® Turbo Boost Technology.

• Processor family
  • Intel Xeon E7540:Intel® Xeon® E7 Family
  • Intel Xeon X5450, Ref:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
• Processor model
  • Intel Xeon E7540:E7540
  • Intel Xeon X5450, Ref:X5450
• Processor base frequency
  • Intel Xeon E7540:2 GHz
  • Intel Xeon X5450, Ref:3 GHz
• Processor cores
  • Intel Xeon E7540:6
  • Intel Xeon X5450, Ref:4
• Processor socket
  • Intel Xeon E7540:LGA 1567 (Socket LS)
  • Intel Xeon X5450, Ref:LGA 771 (Socket J)
• Processor threads
  • Intel Xeon E7540:12
  • Intel Xeon X5450, Ref:4
• Processor cache
  • Intel Xeon E7540:18 MB
  • Intel Xeon X5450, Ref:12 MB
• Processor cache type
  • Intel Xeon E7540:L3
  • Intel Xeon X5450, Ref:L2