Xeon W3550 vs A110
Primary details
Comparing A110 and Xeon W3550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1915 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.68 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.49 |
| Architecture codename | Stealey (2007) | Bloomfield (2008−2010) |
| Release date | June 2007 (17 years ago) | 9 August 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $235 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A110 and Xeon W3550 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.8 GHz | 3.33 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | 263 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 68 °C |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | 731 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A110 and Xeon W3550 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | Intel BGA 437 | FCLGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A110 and Xeon W3550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
Security technologies
A110 and Xeon W3550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A110 and Xeon W3550 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A110 and Xeon W3550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 24 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A110 and Xeon W3550.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 130 Watt |
A110 has 4233.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon W3550, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A110 and Xeon W3550. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A110 is a notebook processor while Xeon W3550 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A110 and Xeon W3550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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