Core 2 Duo E6550 vs Xeon X5260

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5260 and Core 2 Duo E6550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2513	2709
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.68
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)	July 2007 (17 years ago)
Current price	$1366	$33

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5260 and Core 2 Duo E6550 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5260 and Core 2 Duo E6550 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	no data	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	no data	2
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2.33 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB
L2 cache	no data	4 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	291 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5260 and Core 2 Duo E6550 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	no data	1
Socket	LGA771	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5260 and Core 2 Duo E6550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	+	-
FSB parity	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon X5260 and Core 2 Duo E6550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5260 and Core 2 Duo E6550 are enumerated here.

VT-x

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5260 and Core 2 Duo E6550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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.

Xeon X5260 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6550 by 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.80	0.58
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

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