Celeron N5095 vs Xeon W3550

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3550 and Celeron N5095 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1902	1731
Place by popularity	not in top-100	30
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.68	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Jasper Lake
Power efficiency	1.48	16.21
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date	9 August 2009 (15 years ago)	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$235	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3550 and Celeron N5095 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.06 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3550 and Celeron N5095 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1366	FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3550 and Celeron N5095. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	+
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Response	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon W3550 and Celeron N5095 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3550 and Celeron N5095 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3550 and Celeron N5095. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	24 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W3550 and Celeron N5095 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W3550 and Celeron N5095 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W3550 and Celeron N5095 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3550 and Celeron N5095.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	no data	8
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	14
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.03	2.57
Recency	9 August 2009	11 January 2021
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt

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