Intel Xeon X5550 vs E5-2609 v3

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2609 v3
2.89
+47.4%

E5-2609 v3 outperforms X5550 by 47% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon X5550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking15381816
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.4330.53
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014)Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date8 September 2014 (9 years old)March 2009 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$62
Current price$434 $545 (8.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5550 has 7000% better value for money than Xeon E5-2609 v3.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2609 v3 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz3.06 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size356 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C75 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2609 v3 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1366,PLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon X5550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit40 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon X5550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon X5550 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon X5550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB144 GB
Max memory channels43
Maximum memory bandwidth51 GB/s32 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon X5550.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

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.

Xeon E5-2609 v3 2.89
+47.4%
Xeon X5550 1.96

E5-2609 v3 outperforms X5550 by 47% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2609 v3 4444
+47.7%
Xeon X5550 3009

E5-2609 v3 outperforms X5550 by 48% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2609 v3 569
+28.2%
Xeon X5550 444

E5-2609 v3 outperforms X5550 by 28% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2609 v3 2519
+38.3%
Xeon X5550 1821

E5-2609 v3 outperforms X5550 by 38% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.89 1.96
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 95 Watt

The Xeon E5-2609 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5550 in performance tests.


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