CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of W3550 vs 3770 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon W3550
5.7
Core i7 3770
7.0
Core i7 2600
6.6
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon W3550
6.5
Core i7 3770
8.3
Core i7 2600
8.0
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon W3550
0.0
Core i7 3770
7.1
Core i7 2600
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon W3550
0.0
Core i7 3770
5.8
Core i7 2600
5.9
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon W3550
5.0
Core i7 3770
5.1
Core i7 2600
5.1
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon W3550
n.d.
Core i7 3770
5.9
Core i7 2600
n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
7.8

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Xeon W3550
5.2
Core i7 3770
7.8
Core i7 2600
8.0

Winner
Intel Core i7 3770 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 3770  based on its performance, single-core performance, power consumption and value.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Intel Xeon W3550

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Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 45 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz vs 3.33 GHz More than 15% higher turbo clock speed
Much better performance per dollar 2.4 pt/$ vs 0.67 pt/$ More than 3.5x better performance per dollar
Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz vs 3.06 GHz More than 10% higher clock speed
Much lower typical power consumption 62.56W vs 105.63W More than 40% lower typical power consumption
Much better performance per watt 7.48 pt/W vs 1.57 pt/W More than 4.8x better performance per watt
Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score 2,072 vs 1,357 Around 55% better PassMark (Single core) score
Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
Better PassMark score 9,449 vs 5,730 Around 65% better PassMark score
Newer Apr, 2012 vs Aug, 2009 Release date over 2 years later
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 67.45 $/year vs 113.88 $/year More than 40% lower annual commercial energy cost
Much lower annual home energy cost 18.55 $/year vs 31.32 $/year More than 40% lower annual home energy cost
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.99 GHz vs 3.65 GHz Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.25 GHz vs 3.07 GHz Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon W3550 vs Core i7 3770

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon W3550
8,228
Core i7 3770
12,524

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon W3550
2,134
Core i7 3770
3,236

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon W3550
140,900 MB/s
Core i7 3770
2,660,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon W3550
8,181
Core i7 3770
12,495

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon W3550
10,739
Core i7 3770
13,300

GeekBench

Xeon W3550
10,739
Core i7 3770
16,134

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Xeon W3550
5,730
Core i7 3770
9,449

PassMark (Single Core)

Xeon W3550
1,357
Core i7 3770
2,072

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Xeon W3550  vs
Core i7 3770 
Clock speed 3.06 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.33 GHz 3.9 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 1366
LGA 1155

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 130W 77W
Annual home energy cost 31.32 $/year 18.55 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 113.88 $/year 67.45 $/year
Performance per watt 1.57 pt/W 7.48 pt/W
Typical power consumption 105.63W 62.56W

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
DDR3-800
Channels Triple Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC Yes No
Maximum bandwidth 25,599.99 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 24,576 MB 32,768 MB

details

 Xeon W3550  vs
Core i7 3770 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 8
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 45 nm 22 nm
Transistor count 731,000,000 1,300,000,000
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 23 34
Operating temperature Unknown - 67.9°C Unknown - 67.4°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 1 8
Overclocked clock speed 3.65 GHz 3.99 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.07 GHz 4.25 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.65 GHz 3.99 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU None GPU
Label N/A Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Latest DirectX N/A 11.x
Number of displays supported N/A 3
GPU clock speed N/A 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed N/A 1,150 MHz
3DMark06 N/A 5,339.9

bus
Architecture QPI DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 4,800 MT/s 5,000 MT/s
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