Intel Xeon E5603 vs Intel Xeon X5550
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5603 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 E5603
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
- 2x more maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 144 GB
- Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date | February 2011 vs March 2009 |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
Maximum memory size | 288 GB vs 144 GB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5550
- 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
- Around 91% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
- 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 85% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1313 vs 710
- Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5621 vs 3548
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 3.06 GHz vs 1.6 GHz |
L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1313 vs 710 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 5621 vs 3548 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5603
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5550
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon E5603 | Intel Xeon X5550 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 710 | 1313 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3548 | 5621 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 491 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2241 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.775 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 71.663 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.861 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 8.548 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.531 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5603 | Intel Xeon X5550 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Westmere EP | Nehalem EP |
Launch date | February 2011 | March 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $286 | $62 |
Place in performance rating | 2572 | 2539 |
Price now | $129.04 | $17.27 |
Processor Number | E5603 | X5550 |
Series | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Status | Discontinued | Launched |
Value for money (0-100) | 5.40 | 92.15 |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 1.60 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
Bus Speed | 4.8 GT/s QPI | 6.4 GT/s QPI |
Die size | 239 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 | 4096 KB (shared) | 8192 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum frequency | 1.6 GHz | 3.06 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | 2 |
Number of threads | 4 | 8 |
Transistor count | 1170 million | 731 million |
VID voltage range | 0.750V-1.350V | 0.75V -1.35V |
Maximum core temperature | 75°C | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 3 | 3 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 144 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066 | DDR3 800/1066/1333 |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 2 |
Package Size | 42.5mm X 45mm | 42.5mm x 45mm |
Sockets supported | FCLGA1366 | FCLGA1366 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt | 95 Watt |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 40-bit | 40-bit |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |