Xeon E7-8895 v3 vs X7550

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X7550 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1145	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.29	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Release date	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Current price	$2291	$186

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X7550 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 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)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	16	36
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
L3 cache	18 MB L3 Cache	45 MB Last Level Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	77 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X7550 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 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	8
Socket	FCLGA1567	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7550 and Xeon E7-8895 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Instruction Replay	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Announced

Security technologies

Xeon X7550 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X7550 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X7550 and Xeon E7-8895 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	102 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X7550 and Xeon E7-8895 v3.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2010	1 April 2015
Physical cores	8	18
Threads	16	36
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	175 Watt

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