Intel Xeon E5503 vs Intel Xeon X5550

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5503 and Intel Xeon X5550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5503

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 75°C
• Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5550

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
• Around 53% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2 GHz
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1312 vs 783
• 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5603 vs 1787

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5503
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5550

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	783 1312
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1787 5603

Compare specifications (specs)