Intel Xeon X7550 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7550 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 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.

Intel Xeon X7550

Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X7550

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1067 vs 1056

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1067 vs 1056

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8046 vs 7873

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8046 vs 7873

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7550
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1067

1056

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7873

8046

Name	Intel Xeon X7550	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
PassMark - Single thread mark	1067	1056
PassMark - CPU mark	7873	8046

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7550	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'10	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1875	1891
Processor Number	X7550	3104
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s
L3 cache	18 MB L3 Cache
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	6
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR4-2133
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA1567	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S