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Xeon W3550

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.06 GHz, Bloomfield.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 65.8% (489th of 1445)

Based on 7,649 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000106A5 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W3550 @ 3.07GHz
Poor: 56%Average: 65.8% Great: 73%
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Popular builds with this CPU

Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon W3550 averaged 34.2% 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 83.9Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 77.1Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon W3550 is just 17%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon W3550 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 329Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 325Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,649 samples)
Rank 48965.8%
Min Avg Max
73.5 Memory 83.9 92.4
63.4 1-Core 77.1 82.9
119 2-Core 149 160
62.3% 103 Pts
Min Avg Max
190 4-Core 269 319
221 8-Core 325 396
38.4% 297 Pts
Min Avg Max
219 64-Core 329 397
20.4% 329 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
72.6% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 79.7
2-Core 159
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 313
42% 313 Pts
64-Core 313
19% 313 Pts
1366-pin LGA, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
68.3% Good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 81.2
2-Core 142
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 258
8-Core 384
40% 321 Pts
64-Core 380
24% 380 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
67.5% Good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 82.2
2-Core 146
65% 106 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 384
39% 313 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
64.7% Good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 79.1
2-Core 145
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 368
39% 312 Pts
64-Core 363
22% 363 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
63.6% Good
Memory 73.8
1-Core 80.8
2-Core 157
61% 104 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 306
41% 308 Pts
64-Core 310
19% 310 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
61.2% Good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 73.2
2-Core 129
59% 95 Pts
4-Core 218
8-Core 337
34% 277 Pts
64-Core 359
22% 359 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
58.2% Above average
Memory 71.8
1-Core 68.3
2-Core 129
54% 89.7 Pts
4-Core 258
8-Core 262
35% 260 Pts
64-Core 257
16% 257 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
49.3% Average
Memory 66.3
1-Core 67.4
2-Core 134
53% 89.2 Pts
4-Core 182
8-Core 225
26% 204 Pts
64-Core 257
16% 257 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
27.9% Poor
Memory 36
1-Core 50.1
2-Core 72.2
32% 52.8 Pts
4-Core 112
8-Core 137
16% 124 Pts
64-Core 146
9% 146 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,871,031 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z400 Workstation

CPU
Xeon W3550IntelBench 66%, 7,649 samples538x
GPU
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples273x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples157x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples138x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples136x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples73x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples66x
RAM
ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 42GBUnknownBench 37%, 128 samples22x
ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 46GBUnknownBench 45%, 108 samples18x
ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 46GBUnknownBench 46%, 280 samples16x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor W3550 (8M Cache, 3.06 GHz, 4.80 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameBloomfield
Launch DateQ3'09
Processor NumberW3550
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography45 nm
VID Voltage Range0.800V-1.375V
Recommended Price$305.00
Clock Speed3.06 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.33 GHz
Bus Speed4.8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links1
Max TDP130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size24 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions36-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesNo
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingYes

Package

Package Size42.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1366
Processing Die Size263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors731 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

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