Intel Xeon X7550 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7550 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 X7550

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

  • Around 54% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
  • Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 69°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 932067.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2129 vs 1067
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9099 vs 7873
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache 16 MB vs 18 MB L3 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2129 vs 1067
PassMark - CPU mark 9099 vs 7873

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7550
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1067
2129
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7873
9099
Name Intel Xeon X7550 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1067 2129
PassMark - CPU mark 7873 9099
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 942
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.777

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon X7550 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Essentials

Architecture codename Nehalem EX Zen
Launch date Q1'10 29 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1974 2023
Processor Number X7550
Series Legacy Intel Xeon Processors AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Server Desktop
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray YD150BBBM4GAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.5 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s
L3 cache 18 MB L3 Cache 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 2.40 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
64 bit support
Die size 192 mm
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) DDR4
Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA1567 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TSM Encryption

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16