Pentium N3530 vs Xeon W3550

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3550 and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1902	2650
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.68	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	1.48	9.46
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	9 August 2009 (15 years ago)	23 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$235	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3550 and Pentium N3530 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	2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	2.58 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	224 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3550 and Pentium N3530 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	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3550 and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Smart Connect	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon W3550 and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3550 and Pentium N3530 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 W3550 and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size	24 GB	8 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 HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W3550 and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3550 and Pentium N3530.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4
USB revision	no data	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5

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	0.75
Recency	9 August 2009	23 February 2014
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	7 Watt

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