Xeon E7-8890 v4 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9550
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.47
+14%
Xeon E7-8890 v4
2016
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
1.29

Core 2 Quad Q9550 outperforms Xeon E7-8890 v4 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21702284
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)Intel Xeon E7
Power efficiency1.460.74
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release dateno data20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$7,174

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.83 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate1333 MHz3 × 9.6 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache12288 KB6 MB
L3 cache0 KB60 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors820 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 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 configuration18 (Multiprocessor)
SocketLGA775FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1,DDR2,DDR3DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data3 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data32

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 1.47
+14%
Xeon E7-8890 v4 1.29

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 2338
+13.8%
Xeon E7-8890 v4 2054

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.47 1.29
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 165 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9550 has a 14% higher aggregate performance score, and 73.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-8890 v4, on the other hand, has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core 2 Quad Q9550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E7-8890 v4 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9550 is a desktop processor while Xeon E7-8890 v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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