Xeon W3550 vs Silver 4208

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.06
+246%
Xeon W3550
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
2.04

Xeon Silver 4208 outperforms Xeon W3550 by a whopping 246% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W3550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10031914
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.080.68
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency7.861.49
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)9 August 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417$235

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4208 has 2559% better value for money than Xeon W3550.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.33 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache512 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache11 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data263 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C68 °C
Number of transistorsno data731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W3550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W3550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W3550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W3550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size1 TB24 GB
Max memory channels63
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W3550.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes48no 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 Silver 4208 7.06
+246%
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 Silver 4208 11215
+247%
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 Silver 4208 924
+99.1%
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 Silver 4208 4812
+208%
Xeon W3550 1563

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 2.04
Recency 2 April 2019 9 August 2009
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon Silver 4208 has a 246.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 52.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4208 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W3550 in performance tests.


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