Xeon E5-2699A v4 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9550
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.47
Xeon E5-2699A v4
2016
22 cores / 44 threads, 145 Watt
16.45
+1019%

Xeon E5-2699A v4 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9550 by a whopping 1019% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2170404
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.32
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency1.4610.73
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release dateno data25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,938

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads444
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.83 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate1333 MHz2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache12288 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB55 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2456.12 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C70 °C
Number of transistors820 million7,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketLGA775FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E5-2699A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E5-2699A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1,DDR2,DDR3DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E5-2699A v4.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 1.47
Xeon E5-2699A v4 16.45
+1019%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 2338
Xeon E5-2699A v4 26129
+1018%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 370
Xeon E5-2699A v4 1177
+218%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 1038
Xeon E5-2699A v4 9546
+820%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.47 16.45
Physical cores 4 22
Threads 4 44
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 145 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9550 has 52.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2699A v4, on the other hand, has a 1019% higher aggregate performance score, 450% more physical cores and 1000% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-2699A v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9550 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9550 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2699A v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Xeon E5-2699A v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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