EPYC 9654 vs Xeon W3550

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W3550
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
2.03
EPYC 9654
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
75.73
+3631%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Xeon W3550 by a whopping 3631% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3550 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19026
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.571.29
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency1.4819.91
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date9 August 2009 (15 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$235$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9654 has 126% better value for money than Xeon W3550.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3550 and EPYC 9654 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)96
Threads8192
Base clock speed3.06 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size263 mm212x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 million78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3550 and EPYC 9654 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1366SP5
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3550 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon W3550 and EPYC 9654 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3550 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3550 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size24 GB6 TiB
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3550 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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 W3550 2.03
EPYC 9654 75.73
+3631%

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 W3550 3232
EPYC 9654 120295
+3622%

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 W3550 465
EPYC 9654 1837
+295%

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 W3550 1571
EPYC 9654 18836
+1099%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.03 75.73
Recency 9 August 2009 10 November 2022
Physical cores 4 96
Threads 8 192
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon W3550 has 176.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 3630.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W3550 in performance tests.


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