Intel Xeon E5-2448L v2 vs Intel Pentium 3550M

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2448L v2 and Intel Pentium 3550M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2448L v2

Intel Pentium 3550M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2448L v2

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
18 more threads: 20 vs 2
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.40 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
12x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 32 GB
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1235 vs 1149
5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6774 vs 1282

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Number of threads	20 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235 vs 1149
PassMark - CPU mark	6774 vs 1282

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3550M

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90.9°C
Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 37 Watt vs 70 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90.9°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	37 Watt vs 70 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2448L v2
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 3550M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1235

1149

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6774

1282

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2448L v2	Intel Pentium 3550M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235	1149
PassMark - CPU mark	6774	1282
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.428
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1267
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1267
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2635
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2635

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2448L v2	Intel Pentium 3550M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'14	1 October 2013
Place in performance rating	1860	1844
Processor Number	E5-2448LV2	3550M
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$134
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90.9°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	20	2
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Die size		130 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Transistor count		960 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3L 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	37 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support