Pentium N3530 vs Xeon X5550

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5550
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.73
+162%

Xeon X5550 outperforms Pentium N3530 by a whopping 162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking21942930
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.32no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency0.773.72
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date30 March 2009 (16 years ago)23 February 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$62no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5550 and Pentium N3530 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz2.58 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature75 °C100 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5550 and Pentium N3530 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,PLGA1366FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5550 and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Xeon X5550 and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5550 and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5550 and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size144 GB8 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5550 and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5550 and Pentium N3530.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Xeon X5550 1.73
+162%
Pentium N3530 0.66

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon X5550 3036
+161%
Samples: 106
Pentium N3530 1162
Samples: 507

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
+138%
Pentium N3530 185

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
+244%
Pentium N3530 530

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.73 0.66
Recency 30 March 2009 23 February 2014
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 7 Watt

Xeon X5550 has a 162.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pentium N3530, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1257.1% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon X5550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium N3530 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5550 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium N3530 is a notebook one.

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