Xeon Gold 6403N vs Pentium 3550M

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3550M and Xeon Gold 6403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2465	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	no data
Release date	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)	1 July 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data
Current price	$76 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3550M and Xeon Gold 6403N 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	2 (Dual-core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	45 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	118 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3550M and Xeon Gold 6403N 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	no data
Socket	FCPGA946	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3550M and Xeon Gold 6403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium 3550M and Xeon Gold 6403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3550M and Xeon Gold 6403N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3550M and Xeon Gold 6403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	32 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3550M and Xeon Gold 6403N integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3550M and Xeon Gold 6403N.

PCIe version	2.0	4
PCI Express lanes	16	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2013	1 July 2023
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	48
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	185 Watt

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