EPYC 7F72 vs Xeon X5550

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5550
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.91
EPYC 7F72
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 240 Watt
33.11
+1634%

EPYC 7F72 outperforms Xeon X5550 by a whopping 1634% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5550 and EPYC 7F72 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1976120
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.3210.43
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency1.9013.06
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)14 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$62$2,450

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7F72 has 3159% better value for money than Xeon X5550.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5550 and EPYC 7F72 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads848
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)192 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size263 mm274 mm2
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 million3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5550 and EPYC 7F72 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
SocketFCLGA1366,PLGA1366SP3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5550 and EPYC 7F72. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon X5550 and EPYC 7F72 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5550 and EPYC 7F72 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5550 and EPYC 7F72. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size144 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels38
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s204.763 GB/s
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 X5550 and EPYC 7F72.

PCIe version2.04.0

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 X5550 1.91
EPYC 7F72 33.11
+1634%

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 X5550 3027
EPYC 7F72 52597
+1638%

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 X5550 440
EPYC 7F72 1318
+200%

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 X5550 1822
EPYC 7F72 11819
+549%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.91 33.11
Recency 30 March 2009 14 April 2020
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 8 48
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 240 Watt

Xeon X5550 has 152.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7F72, on the other hand, has a 1633.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7F72 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5550 in performance tests.


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