Xeon Gold 5317 vs W3550

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W3550
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
2.04
Xeon Gold 5317
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 150 Watt
17.24
+745%

Xeon Gold 5317 outperforms Xeon W3550 by a whopping 745% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3550 and Xeon Gold 5317 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1914370
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.68no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.4810.87
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date9 August 2009 (15 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$235no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W3550 and Xeon Gold 5317 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed3.06 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3550 and Xeon Gold 5317 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
SocketFCLGA1366FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3550 and Xeon Gold 5317. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon W3550 and Xeon Gold 5317 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3550 and Xeon Gold 5317 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3550 and Xeon Gold 5317. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size24 GB6 TB
Max memory channels38
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3550 and Xeon Gold 5317.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 W3550 2.04
Xeon Gold 5317 17.24
+745%

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.

Xeon W3550 3233
Xeon Gold 5317 27387
+747%

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.

Xeon W3550 464
Xeon Gold 5317 1260
+172%

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.

Xeon W3550 1563
Xeon Gold 5317 9808
+528%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 17.24
Recency 9 August 2009 6 April 2021
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon W3550 has 15.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5317, on the other hand, has a 745.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5317 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W3550 in performance tests.


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