Intel Xeon X7550 vs Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7550 and Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 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.

 

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 Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 73°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 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1409 vs 1067
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8506 vs 7873
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature 73°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1409 vs 1067
PassMark - CPU mark 8506 vs 7873

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7550
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1067
1409
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7873
8506
Name Intel Xeon X7550 Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 1067 1409
PassMark - CPU mark 7873 8506
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 616
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3153

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon X7550 Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Nehalem EX Broadwell
Launch date Q1'10 Q1'16
Place in performance rating 1974 1960
Processor Number X7550 E5-2623V4
Series Legacy Intel Xeon Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s 8 GT/s QPI
L3 cache 18 MB L3 Cache
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C 73°C
Maximum frequency 2.40 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
64 bit support
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA1567 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

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 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S