Intel Xeon E5607 vs Intel Xeon W3550

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5607 and Intel Xeon W3550 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.

Intel Xeon E5607

Intel Xeon W3550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5607

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
12x more maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 24 GB
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4969 vs 3233

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2011 vs August 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	288 GB vs 24 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4969 vs 3233

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3550

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 47% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1409 vs 1009

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1409 vs 1009

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5607
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1009

1409

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4969

3233

Name	Intel Xeon E5607	Intel Xeon W3550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1009	1409
PassMark - CPU mark	4969	3233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2171

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5607	Intel Xeon W3550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EP	Bloomfield
Launch date	February 2011	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$135	$235
Place in performance rating	2158	2166
Price now	$310	$59.95
Processor Number	E5607	W3550
Series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.23	27.98
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.26 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI	4.8 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	8192 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.26 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	1170 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.750V-1.350V	0.800V-1.375V
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	288 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	42.5mm X 45mm	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1366	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	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	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)