Xeon E7-8890 v4 vs X6550

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X6550
2010
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
1.22
Xeon E7-8890 v4
2016
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
1.29
+5.7%

Xeon E7-8890 v4 outperforms Xeon X6550 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23382284
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E7
Power efficiency0.890.74
Architecture codenameno dataBroadwell (2015−2019)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$7,174

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1648
Base clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data3 × 9.6 GT/s
L2 cacheno data6 MB
L3 cache18 MB L3 Cache60 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature69 °C79 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 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 configurationno data8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1567FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data3 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data32

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 X6550 1.22
Xeon E7-8890 v4 1.29
+5.7%

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 X6550 1936
Xeon E7-8890 v4 2054
+6.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 1.29
Recency 1 January 2010 20 June 2016
Physical cores 8 24
Threads 16 48
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon X6550 has 26.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-8890 v4, on the other hand, has a 5.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon X6550 and Xeon E7-8890 v4.


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