Intel Xeon X3350 vs Core2 Quad Q9550

older Released January, 2008

Intel Xeon X3350

2.66 GHz
Quad core

Front view of Intel Xeon X3350

5.1 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X3350

Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score

131,400 MB/s

Better performance per dollar

0.6 pt/$

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older Released January, 2008

Intel Core2 Quad Q9550

2.83 GHz
Quad core

Front view of Intel Core2 Quad Q9550

5.1 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Core2 Quad Q9550

	Slightly higher clock speed 2.83 GHz		Supports trusted computing Yes
	Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.03 GHz

Even better, it boasts almost as much overclocking headroom as the more expensive QX6950 model.

by Tech Radar (Feb, 2008)

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon X3350 5.4 Core2 Quad Q9550 5.5 Core2 Quad Q6600 5.3
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon X3350 6.1 Core2 Quad Q9550 6.1 Core2 Quad Q6600 5.8
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon X3350 0.0 Core2 Quad Q9550 0.0 Core2 Quad Q6600 0.0
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon X3350 0.0 Core2 Quad Q9550 0.0 Core2 Quad Q6600 0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon X3350 5.0 Core2 Quad Q9550 5.0 Core2 Quad Q6600 5.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon X3350 n.d. Core2 Quad Q9550 n.d. Core2 Quad Q6600 n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Xeon X3350

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Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score

131,400 MB/s

vs

121,500 MB/s

Around 10% better geekbench 3 AES single core score

Better performance per dollar

0.6 pt/$

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0.5 pt/$

Around 20% better performance per dollar

Front view of Intel Core2 Quad Q9550

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550

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Slightly higher clock speed

2.83 GHz

vs

2.66 GHz

More than 5% higher clock speed

Supports trusted computing

Yes

vs

No

Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

Much better overclocked clock speed (Water)

4.03 GHz

vs

2.66 GHz

More than 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

5,746

Core2 Quad Q9550

5,498

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

1,654

Core2 Quad Q9550

1,604

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

131,400 MB/s

Core2 Quad Q9550

121,500 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

4,806

Core2 Quad Q9550

5,132

GeekBench

4,826

Core2 Quad Q9550

7,065

x264 HD 4.0

51.94 fps

Core2 Quad Q9550

55.46 fps

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

3,898

Core2 Quad Q9550

4,002

PassMark (Single Core)

1,159

Core2 Quad Q9550

1,199

summary	Xeon X3350	vs	Core2 Quad Q9550
Clock speed	2.66 GHz		2.83 GHz
Cores	Quad core		Quad core
Socket type
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	95W		95W
Annual home energy cost	22.89 $/year		22.89 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	83.22 $/year		83.22 $/year
Performance per watt	1.69 pt/W		1.51 pt/W
Typical power consumption	77.19W		77.19W
bus
Architecture	FSB		FSB
Number of links	1		1
Clock speed	1,333 MHz		1,333 MHz

details	Xeon X3350	vs	Core2 Quad Q9550
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	1		1
Clock multiplier	8		8
Voltage range	0.85 - 1.36V		0.85 - 1.36V
Operating temperature	Unknown - 71.4°C		Unknown - 71.4°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	3.83 GHz		3.99 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	2.66 GHz		4.03 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	3.83 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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