Xeon X5550 vs PRO A10-8770E

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A10-8770E
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.91
Xeon X5550
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.91

Primary details

Comparing PRO A10-8770E and Xeon X5550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19731976
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.32
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency5.161.90
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release dateOctober 2016 (8 years ago)30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$62

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

PRO A10-8770E and Xeon X5550 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.06 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size250 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data75 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,100 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A10-8770E and Xeon X5550 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1366,PLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A10-8770E and Xeon X5550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data40 Bit

Security technologies

PRO A10-8770E and Xeon X5550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A10-8770E and Xeon X5550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A10-8770E and Xeon X5550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data144 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidthno data32 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsN/A
iGPU core count6no data
Switchable graphics+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A10-8770E and Xeon X5550 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortn/a-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A10-8770E and Xeon X5550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A10-8770E and Xeon X5550.

PCIe version3.02.0

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.

PRO A10-8770E 1.91
Xeon X5550 1.91

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.

PRO A10-8770E 3036
+0.3%
Xeon X5550 3027

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.

PRO A10-8770E 579
+31.6%
Xeon X5550 440

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.

PRO A10-8770E 1315
Xeon X5550 1822
+38.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

PRO A10-8770E has a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon X5550, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between PRO A10-8770E and Xeon X5550.

Note that PRO A10-8770E is a desktop processor while Xeon X5550 is a server/workstation one.


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