Xeon W3550 vs E3-1280 v5

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1280 v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
5.29
+159%
Xeon W3550
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
2.04

Xeon E3-1280 v5 outperforms Xeon W3550 by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Xeon W3550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11851914
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.880.68
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency6.261.49
Architecture codenameSkylake-S (2015)Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)9 August 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$612$235

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1280 v5 has 176% better value for money than Xeon W3550.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Xeon W3550 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size160 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data68 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Xeon W3550 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Xeon W3550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Xeon W3550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Xeon W3550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Xeon W3550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB24 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Xeon W3550 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Xeon W3550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Xeon W3550.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Xeon E3-1280 v5 5.29
+159%
Xeon W3550 2.04

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.

Xeon E3-1280 v5 8407
+160%
Xeon W3550 3233

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E3-1280 v5 1297
+180%
Xeon W3550 464

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E3-1280 v5 4430
+183%
Xeon W3550 1563

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.29 2.04
Recency 19 October 2015 9 August 2009
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon E3-1280 v5 has a 159.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1280 v5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W3550 in performance tests.


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