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.

 

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 3227
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 3227

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
3227
Name Intel Xeon E5607 Intel Xeon W3550
PassMark - Single thread mark 1009 1409
PassMark - CPU mark 4969 3227
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)