Xeon W-10855M vs W3550

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon W3550 and Xeon W-10855M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1785	843
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	21.10	no data
Market segment	Server	Mobile workstation
Series	no data	Intel Comet Lake
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	August 2009 (14 years ago)	13 May 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$235	no data
Current price	$100 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon W3550 and Xeon W-10855M 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	3.06 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	12 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3550 and Xeon W-10855M 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1366	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3550 and Xeon W-10855M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon W3550 and Xeon W-10855M 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® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3550 and Xeon W-10855M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3550 and Xeon W-10855M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	24 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W3550 and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W3550 and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W3550 and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3550 and Xeon W-10855M.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

W-10855M outperforms W3550 by 298% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	2.07	8.23
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt

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