Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition vs Xeon W3550

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3550 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1902	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.58	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	1.48	no data
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	9 August 2009 (15 years ago)	29 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$235	$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3550 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.06 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	37
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm
Die size	263 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Number of transistors	731 million	4800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3550 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1366	Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3550 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon W3550 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	24 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3550 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	9 August 2009	29 April 2019
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	105 Watt

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