Intel Server CPU v5.3.6

Intel Xeon Processor X7550

major
5
patch
6
Xeon X7550
suffix
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No suffix

Metadata

PropertyValue
BrandXeon
Intel nameIntel Xeon Processor X7550
Processor numberX7550
CodenameNehalem EX
GenerationNehalem
MicroarchitectureNehalem
Performance classXeon 7000 series
SegmentServer
Released2010-Q12010
StatusDiscontinued
Cores8
Threads16
Base clock2.00 GHz
Max clock2.40 GHz
Cache18 MB L3 Cache
Bus6.4 GT/s
TDP130 W
Lithography (as published)45 nm
SocketFCLGA1567LGA1567
MemoryDDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)DDR3
Recommended price$2,729
Instruction sets
Features
SourceIntel ARK (via cpu-spec-dataset)

Uses (dependencies)

Used by (0)

Nothing depends on this version.

Known vulnerabilities and defects

  • Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754): Rogue data cache load: user code can read kernel memory through speculative execution.
  • Spectre variant 1 (bounds check bypass) (CVE-2017-5753): Mistrained conditional branches speculatively read out-of-bounds data. Mitigated in software only; every speculative out-of-order core is affected.
  • Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault (CVE-2018-3615, CVE-2018-3620, CVE-2018-3646): Speculative reads from the L1 data cache through non-present page table entries, breaking SGX, OS and VMM isolation.
  • Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout) (CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130, CVE-2019-11091): Data in store buffers, fill buffers and load ports leaks across privilege boundaries.

Matched by codename; individual steppings may differ.

Changelog

Since the previous patch: Intel Server CPU v5.3.5 (Xeon X7542)

Features

  • +Hyper-Threading

Specifications

  • ~Cores: 6 → 8
  • +Threads: 16
  • ~Base clock: 2.67 GHz → 2.00 GHz
  • ~Max clock: 2.80 GHz → 2.40 GHz
  • ~Bus: 5.86 GT/s → 6.4 GT/s
  • ~Recommended price: $1,980 → $2,729

Since the previous minor (lower performance class): Intel Server CPU v5.2.2 (Xeon X6550)

Specifications

  • ~Recommended price: $2,461 → $2,729

Since the previous major (previous generation): Intel Server CPU v4.2.6 (Xeon X7460)

Breaking changes

  • ~Socket changed from PGA604 to FCLGA1567

Security

  • !Introduced: Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault
  • !Introduced: Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout)

Instruction sets

  • +SSE4.2

Features

  • +Hyper-Threading
  • +EPT
  • −Demand Based Switching

Specifications

  • ~Codename: Dunnington → Nehalem EX
  • ~Microarchitecture: Penryn → Nehalem
  • ~Cores: 6 → 8
  • +Threads: 16
  • ~Base clock: 2.66 GHz → 2.00 GHz
  • +Max clock: 2.40 GHz
  • ~Cache: 16 MB L2 Cache → 18 MB L3 Cache
  • ~Bus: 1066 MHz → 6.4 GT/s
  • ~Recommended price: $2,837 → $2,729
  • −Transistors: 1900 million
  • −Die size: 503 mm2
  • −Instruction set: 64-bit

Raw source data

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FieldValue
CpuId46498
CpuNameIntel Xeon Processor X7550
BornOnDateQ1'10
Bus6.4 GT/s
Cache18 MB L3 Cache
ClockSpeed2.00 GHz
ClockSpeedMax2.40 GHz
CodeNameTextProducts formerly Nehalem EX
CoreCount8
EM64Yes
EmbeddedNo
ExecuteDisableYes
ExpectedDiscontinuanceDateQ4'2012
ExtendedPageTablesYes
HyperThreadingYes
Lithography45 nm
MarketSegmentServer
MaxTDP130 W
MemoryTypesDDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
ProcessorNumberX7550
ProductGroupLegacy Intel Xeon Processors
ServicingStatusEnd of Servicing Lifetime
SocketsSupportedFCLGA1567
SpeedstepTechnologyYes
StatusCodeTextDiscontinued
TBTVersion1.0
TCase69°C
ThreadCount16
VTXYes
SourceUrlhttps://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/46498/intel-xeon-processor-x7550-18m-cache-2-00-ghz-6-40-gts-intel-qpi.html