Xeon X6550 vs Ryzen 3 3300U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 3300U outperforms Xeon X6550 by a whopping 192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 3300U and Xeon X6550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1534 | 2345 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 22.43 | 0.89 |
| Architecture codename | Picasso (2019−2022) | no data |
| Release date | 6 January 2019 (6 years ago) | 1 January 2010 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 3300U and Xeon X6550 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 18 MB L3 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4940 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 3300U and Xeon X6550 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FP5 | FCLGA1567 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Xeon X6550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 3 3300U and Xeon X6550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Xeon X6550 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Xeon X6550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Xeon X6550.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.53 | 1.21 |
| Recency | 6 January 2019 | 1 January 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 130 Watt |
Ryzen 3 3300U has a 191.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon X6550, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Ryzen 3 3300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X6550 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 3300U is a notebook processor while Xeon X6550 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3300U and Xeon X6550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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