Xeon Platinum 9282 vs i5-3550

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3550 and Xeon Platinum 9282 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1627not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.48no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency3.72no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date29 April 2012 (12 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$205no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-3550 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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)56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads4112
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64 KB (per core)3.5 MB
L2 cache256K (per core)56 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)77 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3550 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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 configuration18
SocketFCLGA1155Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)77 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3550 and Xeon Platinum 9282. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
PowerNow-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP-+
FDI+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-3550 and Xeon Platinum 9282 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3550 and Xeon Platinum 9282 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3550 and Xeon Platinum 9282. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size32 GB2 TiB
Max memory channels212
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s281.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2500no data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3550 and Xeon Platinum 9282 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3550 and Xeon Platinum 9282.

PCIe version3.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 April 2012 2 April 2019
Physical cores 4 56
Threads 4 112
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 77 Watt 400 Watt

i5-3550 has 419.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 9282, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-3550 and Xeon Platinum 9282. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-3550 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 9282 is a server/workstation one.


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