i5-2550K vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-2550K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	893	1733
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.92	1.65
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	6.75	2.59
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,589	$189

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 16% better value for money than i5-2550K.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-2550K 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	356 mm2	216 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	73 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	1160 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-2550K 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1155,LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-2550K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
FDI	no data	-
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-2550K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-2550K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-2550K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Quick Sync Video

-

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-2550K.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.55	2.60
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	95 Watt

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