Intel Xeon E7330 vs Intel Xeon W3550
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7330 and Intel Xeon W3550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. 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 E7330
- Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
- 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6792 vs 3227
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6792 vs 3227 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3550
- Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 67.9°C vs 66°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
- 1398101.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1409 vs 933
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum core temperature | 67.9°C vs 66°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 65 nm |
L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) vs 6 MB L2 Cache |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1409 vs 933 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7330
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3550
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon E7330 | Intel Xeon W3550 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 933 | 1409 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6792 | 3227 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 548 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2171 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E7330 | Intel Xeon W3550 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Tigerton | Bloomfield |
Launch date | Q3'07 | August 2009 |
Place in performance rating | 2169 | 2166 |
Processor Number | E7330 | W3550 |
Series | Legacy Intel Xeon Processors | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Launch price (MSRP) | $235 | |
Price now | $59.95 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 27.98 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.40 GHz | 3.06 GHz |
Bus Speed | 1066 MHz | 4.8 GT/s QPI |
Die size | 286 mm2 | 263 mm2 |
L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 66°C | 67.9°C |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Transistor count | 582 million | 731 million |
VID voltage range | 1.0V-1.5V | 0.800V-1.375V |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.33 GHz | |
Number of QPI Links | 1 | |
Number of threads | 8 | |
Compatibility |
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Package Size | 53.3mm x 53.3mm | 42.5mm x 45.0mm |
Sockets supported | PGA604, PPGA604 | FCLGA1366 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt | 130 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
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 | ||
FSB parity | ||
Idle States | ||
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | |
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 36-bit | |
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 3 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 24 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066 |