Intel Xeon E5-1650 vs Intel Xeon W3550

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1650 and Intel Xeon W3550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 Xeon E5-1650

Intel Xeon W3550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 24 GB
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1734 vs 1407
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8102 vs 3214
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 720 vs 548
Around 99% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4316 vs 2171

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2012 vs August 2009
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	256 GB vs 24 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1734 vs 1407
PassMark - CPU mark	8102 vs 3214
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	720 vs 548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4316 vs 2171

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3550

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 67.9°C vs 64.0°C

Maximum core temperature	67.9°C vs 64.0°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1650
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1734

1407

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8102

3214

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

720

548

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4316

2171

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1650	Intel Xeon W3550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1734	1407
PassMark - CPU mark	8102	3214
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	720	548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4316	2171
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	58.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.698
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.722

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1650	Intel Xeon W3550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Bloomfield
Launch date	March 2012	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$175	$235
Place in performance rating	2167	2160
Price now	$175	$59.95
Processor Number	E5-1650	W3550
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	19.77	27.98
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	0 QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	435 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.0°C	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	0	1
Number of threads	12	8
Transistor count	2270 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.60V - 1.35V	0.800V-1.375V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	256 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)