Core i7-860 vs Xeon W3550
Description
The i7-860 is based on Nehalem architecture while the W3550 is based on .
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-860 gets a score of 70.7 k points while the W3550 gets 73.2 k points.
Summarizing, the W3550 is 1 times faster than the i7-860 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-860 gets a score of 70.7 k points while the W3550 gets 73.2 k points.
Summarizing, the W3550 is 1 times faster than the i7-860 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
106e5
106a5
Core
Lynnfield
Bloomfield
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
3.066 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.467 GHz
3.333 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
4/8
4 /4
TDP
95 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2009
August 2009
Mean monothread perf.
19.07k points
20.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
70.68k points
73.21k points
Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-860
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
2.15k
2.3k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
4.87k
5.21k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.82k
3.31k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
3.09k (x0.99)
TOTAL
12.97k
13.92k (x1.07)
Multithread
i7-860
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
8.24k
8.75k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
21.63k
19.8k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.65k
12.38k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
6.17k (x1.23)
TOTAL
49.54k
47.09k (x0.95)
SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-860
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
7.83k
8.34k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
5.23k
5.56k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.91k
3.26k (x1.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.09k
3.08k (x1)
TOTAL
19.07k
20.24k (x1.06)
Multithread
i7-860
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
29.29k
32.5k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
22.75k
21.59k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.04k
12.85k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.6k
6.27k (x1.36)
TOTAL
70.68k
73.21k (x1.04)
Performance/W
i7-860
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
308 points/W
250 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
240 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
148 points/W
99 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
48 points/W
TOTAL
744 points/W
563 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-860
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
2259 points/GHz
2502 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1509 points/GHz
1669 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
839 points/GHz
978 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
892 points/GHz
925 points/GHz
TOTAL
5500 points/GHz
6073 points/GHz
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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