Intel Xeon X5690 vs Intel Xeon W3550

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X5690 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, 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).

Intel Xeon X5690

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Intel Xeon W3550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5690

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
• 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
• Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
• Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 78.5°C vs 67.9°C
• 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
• 12x more maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 24 GB
• Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1713 vs 1410
• 4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12914 vs 3240
• Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 637 vs 548
• Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3517 vs 2171

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CPU 1: Intel Xeon X5690
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3550

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