AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Xeon X5550

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,357

Rank #1,460

vs
4,474

Rank #1,314

4,357
4,474

Xeon X5550 wins by 2.6% (Rank #1460 vs #1314)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
4,404

Rank #1,385

4,355
4,404

Xeon X5550 wins by 1.1% (Rank #1435 vs #1385)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,578

Rank #1,119

4,360
4,578

Xeon X5550 wins by 4.8% (Rank #1552 vs #1119)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
4,602

Rank #959

4,491
4,602

Xeon X5550 wins by 2.4% (Rank #1600 vs #959)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
4,574

Rank #979

4,477
4,574

Xeon X5550 wins by 2.1% (Rank #1469 vs #979)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
4,590

Rank #983

4,470
4,590

Xeon X5550 wins by 2.6% (Rank #1597 vs #983)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon X5550 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
8
-75%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,666 MHz
+19.9%
Clock Multiplier
17x
20x
-15%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
L3 Cache --
8 MiB
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
95 W
31.6% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon X5550
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Regor Gainestown
Socket LGA775 Socket 1366
Package µPGA FC-LGA8
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Server
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Xeon X5550
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Xeon X5550
--

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Xeon X5550
Gainestown

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Xeon X5550
Socket 1366

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Xeon X5550
FC-LGA8

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Xeon X5550
DDR3

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Xeon X5550
--

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Xeon X5550
--

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Xeon X5550
--

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Xeon X5550
Server

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Xeon X5550
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon X5550
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 263 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Xeon X5550
45 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Xeon X5550
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Xeon X5550
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
Xeon X5550
Intel

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Xeon X5550
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon X5550
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Xeon X5550
--

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Xeon X5550
--

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Xeon X5550
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Xeon X5550
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64