Xeon Gold 5403N vs X6550

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X6550 and Xeon Gold 5403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2319not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency0.89no data
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X6550 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.9 GHz
L3 cache18 MB L3 Cache22.5 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature69 °C85 °C
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X6550 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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.

SocketFCLGA1567FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon Gold 5403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AVX
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon X6550 and Xeon Gold 5403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon Gold 5403N are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon Gold 5403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4000
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon Gold 5403N.

PCIe versionno data4
PCI Express lanesno data48

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2010 1 October 2023
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon Gold 5403N has an age advantage of 13 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 13% lower power consumption.

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