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| Intel Xeon E5440 vs Core2 Quad Q9550 |
Released November, 2007
Intel Xeon E5440
- 2.83 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5440
![]() | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 | ![]() | Lower typical power consumption 65W |
![]() | Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 6,294 | ![]() | Lower annual home energy cost 19.27 $/year |
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Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550
- 2.83 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core2 Quad Q9550
![]() | Supports trusted computing Yes | ![]() | Significantly better performance per dollar 0.5 pt/$ |
![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.99 GHz | ![]() | Higher Maximum operating temperature 71.4 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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Lower typical power consumption | 65W | vs | 77.19W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 6,294 | vs | 5,498 | Around 15% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
Significantly better performance per dollar | 0.5 pt/$ | vs | 0.22 pt/$ | More than 2.2x better performance per dollar | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.99 GHz | vs | 3.61 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Higher Maximum operating temperature | 71.4 °C | vs | 67 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5440 vs Core2 Quad Q9550
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5440
6,294
Core2 Quad Q9550
5,498
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5440
1,532
Core2 Quad Q9550
1,604
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5440
120,650 MB/s
Core2 Quad Q9550
121,500 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5440
5,178
Core2 Quad Q9550
5,132
GeekBench
Xeon E5440
5,178
Core2 Quad Q9550
7,065
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon E5440
4,000
Core2 Quad Q9550
4,002
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon E5440
1,208
Core2 Quad Q9550
1,199
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5440 | vs | Core2 Quad Q9550 |
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Clock speed | 2.83 GHz | 2.83 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 771 | |||
LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
SSE3 | |||
EM64T | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 80W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2 pt/W | 1.51 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 65W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 1,333 MHz |
details | Xeon E5440 | vs | Core2 Quad Q9550 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 3 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
Transistor count | 820,000,000 | 820,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 8 | 8 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.35V | 0.85 - 1.36V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 67°C | Unknown - 71.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.61 GHz | 3.99 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.96 GHz | 4.03 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.61 GHz | 3.99 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A |
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