Xeon E7-2860 vs X6550

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-2860 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2216	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.16	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E7
Architecture codename	no data	Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)	5 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$3,670
Current price	$77	$87 (0x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-2860 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	8 (Octa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	16	20
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.26 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.67 GHz
Bus support	no data	6.4 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	640 KB
L2 cache	no data	2.56 MB
L3 cache	18 MB L3 Cache	24 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	513 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	69 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2600 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-2860 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	2
Socket	FCLGA1567	LGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-2860. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-2860 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-2860 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-2860. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066
Maximum memory size	no data	1 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.113 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2010	5 April 2011
Physical cores	8	10
Threads	16	20
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm

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