Xeon W-3265 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9550
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.53
Xeon W-3265
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
19.67
+1186%

Xeon W-3265 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9550 by a whopping 1186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon W-3265 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2150305
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.53
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency1.478.75
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon W-3265 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.83 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate1333 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data27
L1 cacheno data1.5 MB
L2 cache12288 KB24 MB
L3 cacheno data33 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon W-3265 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon W-3265. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon W-3265 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon W-3265 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 W-3265. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1,DDR2,DDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon W-3265.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 1.53
Xeon W-3265 19.67
+1186%

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 2346
Xeon W-3265 30105
+1183%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.53 19.67
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 205 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9550 has 115.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3265, on the other hand, has a 1185.6% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon W-3265 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 W-3265 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Xeon W-3265, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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