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.

Intel Xeon X7550

Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

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	1875	1876
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