Intel

Xeon X5550

Xeon X5550
BENCHMARKS (1,065)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -58%Effective Speed -58%Average Score -150%Memory 8%, 1-Core -156%, 2-Core -157%, 4-Core -176%, 8-Core -269%Overclocked Score -141%1-Core -153%, 2-Core -152%, 4-Core -156%, 8-Core -245%, Memory 2%Value & Sentiment User Rating -90%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -404%64-Core -441%, 64-Core -487%, Age -285%

Average Bench: 67.2% (455^th of 1441)

Based on 1,065 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000106A5 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5550 @ 2.67GHz

Poor: 57%Average: 67.2% Great: 72%

Gaming 67%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon X5550 averaged 32.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 89.4Pts

Avg. Single Core Speed 72.3Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon X5550 is just 15.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon X5550 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 322Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 319Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 1,065 samples)

Rank 45567.2%

Min	Avg	Max
76.9	Memory 89.4	94.5
61.3	1-Core 72.3	77.2
114	2-Core 141	153
62.2% 101 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
187	4-Core 252	294
241	8-Core 319	371
36.6% 286 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
242	64-Core 322	373
19.9% 322 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

HUN-User, 4 months ago.Xeon X5550,

1366-pin LGA, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)

68.3% Good

Memory 93.3

1-Core 72.4

2-Core 137

63% 101 Pts

4-Core 241

8-Core 318

36% 279 Pts

64-Core 326

20% 326 Pts

USA-User, 1 month ago.Xeon X5550,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)

66% Good

Memory 84.3

1-Core 73.6

2-Core 150

62% 103 Pts

4-Core 268

8-Core 329

38% 299 Pts

64-Core 329

20% 329 Pts

GBR-User, 15 days ago.Xeon X5550,

CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)

65.7% Good

Memory 83.9

1-Core 74.7

2-Core 142

61% 100 Pts

4-Core 264

8-Core 341

39% 302 Pts

64-Core 345

21% 345 Pts

PAK-User, 2 months ago.Xeon X5550,

CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)

61.2% Good

Memory 75.1

1-Core 74.4

2-Core 146

58% 98.6 Pts

4-Core 276

8-Core 267

36% 272 Pts

64-Core 228

14% 228 Pts

MYS-User, 4 months ago.Xeon X5550,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)

60% Above average

Memory 84.3

1-Core 57.4

2-Core 95.7

52% 79.1 Pts

4-Core 194

8-Core 354

33% 274 Pts

64-Core 355

22% 355 Pts

HRV-User, 3 months ago.Xeon X5550,

CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)

54.1% Above average

Memory 78.4

1-Core 57.9

2-Core 128

54% 88.1 Pts

4-Core 164

8-Core 234

25% 199 Pts

64-Core 243

15% 243 Pts

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

System: Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

CPU
Xeon X5550IntelBench 67%, 1,065 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	172x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples	155x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	126x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	145x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	75x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	54x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	648x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	576x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	324x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $87

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Xeon® Processor X5550 (8M Cache, 2.66 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code Name	Nehalem EP
Launch Date	Q1'09
Processor Number	X5550
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	8
Cache	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	45 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.75V -1.35V
Recommended Price	N/A
Clock Speed	2.66 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links	2
Max TDP	95 W

Memory

Max Memory Size	144 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels	3
Memory Bandwidth	32 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	40-bit
ECC Memory Supported	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	1.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	Yes

Package

Package Size	42.5mm x 45mm
Max CPU Configuration	2
Sockets Supported	FCLGA1366
Processing Die Size	263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	731 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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Xeon X5550

Average Bench: 67.2% (455^th of 1441)

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Average Bench: 67.2% (455th of 1441)

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