Core 2 Duo T9550 vs Xeon E5-1607 v4

Place in the ranking	1583	2378
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	2.22	3.08
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$316

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Core 2 Duo T9550 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	1066 MHz
Multiplier	38	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	10 MB	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	246.24 mm²	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.05V-1.212V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Core 2 Duo T9550 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	FCLGA2011-3	BGA479,PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Core 2 Duo T9550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Core 2 Duo T9550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Core 2 Duo T9550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Core 2 Duo T9550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	no data
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Core 2 Duo T9550.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

Xeon E5-1607 v4 3.34
+188%

Core 2 Duo T9550 1.16

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 E5-1607 v4 5200
+188%

Core 2 Duo T9550 1804

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 E5-1607 v4 1068
+236%

Core 2 Duo T9550 318

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 E5-1607 v4 3104
+500%

Core 2 Duo T9550 517

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.34	1.16
Recency	20 June 2016	1 January 2009
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	35 Watt

Xeon E5-1607 v4 has a 187.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo T9550, on the other hand, has 300% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-1607 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T9550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1607 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo T9550 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Core 2 Duo T9550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.