Intel Xeon W3680 vs Intel Xeon X5550
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W3680 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3680
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
- 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
- Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1570 vs 1312
- Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6994 vs 5603
- Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 649 vs 491
- Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3566 vs 2241
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | March 2010 vs March 2009 |
Number of cores | 6 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 12 vs 8 |
Maximum frequency | 3.60 GHz vs 3.06 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1570 vs 1312 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6994 vs 5603 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 649 vs 491 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3566 vs 2241 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5550
- Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 67.9°C
- 6x more maximum memory size: 144 GB vs 24 GB
- Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
- Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.775 vs 1.662
- Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 71.663 vs 48.725
- Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.531 vs 0.51
- Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.861 vs 2.657
- Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 8.548 vs 7.601
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum core temperature | 75°C vs 67.9°C |
Maximum memory size | 144 GB vs 24 GB |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 vs 1 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.775 vs 1.662 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 71.663 vs 48.725 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.531 vs 0.51 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.861 vs 2.657 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 8.548 vs 7.601 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon W3680
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5550
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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Name | Intel Xeon W3680 | Intel Xeon X5550 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1570 | 1312 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6994 | 5603 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 649 | 491 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3566 | 2241 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.662 | 1.775 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 48.725 | 71.663 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.51 | 0.531 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.657 | 2.861 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 7.601 | 8.548 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon W3680 | Intel Xeon X5550 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Westmere EP | Nehalem EP |
Launch date | March 2010 | March 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $350 | $62 |
Place in performance rating | 2536 | 2539 |
Price now | $759.95 | $17.27 |
Processor Number | W3680 | X5550 |
Series | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Status | Discontinued | Launched |
Value for money (0-100) | 3.52 | 92.15 |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.33 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
Bus Speed | 6.4 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 | 12288 KB (shared) | 8192 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 67.9°C | 75°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.60 GHz | 3.06 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 4 |
Number of QPI Links | 1 | 2 |
Number of threads | 12 | 8 |
Transistor count | 1170 million | 731 million |
VID voltage range | 0.800V-1.375V | 0.75V -1.35V |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 3 | 3 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 24 GB | 144 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066/1333 | DDR3 800/1066/1333 |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 2 |
Package Size | 42.5mm X 45mm | 42.5mm x 45mm |
Sockets supported | FCLGA1366 | FCLGA1366 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 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) | 36-bit | 40-bit |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |