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.

Intel Xeon E7330

Intel Xeon W3550

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 3233

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6792 vs 3233

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

933

1409

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6792

3233

Name	Intel Xeon E7330	Intel Xeon W3550
PassMark - Single thread mark	933	1409
PassMark - CPU mark	6792	3233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2171

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7330	Intel Xeon W3550
Essentials
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
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
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
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
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