Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 71.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1955 vs 1216
12x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28233 vs 2349
8.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3508 vs 412
23.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 30097 vs 1299

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 71.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1955 vs 1216
PassMark - CPU mark	28233 vs 2349
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3508 vs 412
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	30097 vs 1299

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1216

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2349

28233

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

412

3508

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1299

30097

Name	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1216	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	2349	28233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	412	3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1299	30097
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.904
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.476

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Yorkfield	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'08	10 March 2016
Place in performance rating	3027	129
Processor Number	Q9550	E5-2680V4
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,745
Price now		$1,762.90
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.83 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size	214 mm2	306 mm
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.4°C	86°C
Number of cores	4	14
Transistor count	820 million	4700 Million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	0
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
L1 cache		448 KB
L2 cache		3.5 MB
L3 cache		35 MB
Maximum frequency		3.30 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		28
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Supported memory types		DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S