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Athlon II X2 260 vs Xeon W3530


Description
The 260 is based on K10 architecture while the W3530 is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 260 gets a score of 27.5 k points while the W3530 gets 72.8 k points.

Summarizing, the W3530 is 2.6 times faster than the 260. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
100f63
106a5
Core
Regor
Bloomfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.067 GHz
Socket
Socket AM3
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
4 /4
TDP
65 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x128 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
kB
8192 kB
Date
May 2010
March 2010
Mean monothread perf.
17.05k points
18.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
27.54k points
72.77k points

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
260
W3530
Test#1 (Integers)
6.04k
7.51k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
6.2k
4.93k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
3.02k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.7k
2.74k (x1.61)
TOTAL
17.05k
18.2k (x1.07)

Multithread

260

W3530
Test#1 (Integers)
10.02k
31.33k (x3.13)
Test#2 (FP)
10.18k
23.11k (x2.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.1k
15.78k (x3.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.25k
2.55k (x1.14)
TOTAL
27.54k
72.77k (x2.64)

Performance/W
260
W3530
Test#1 (Integers)
154 points/W
241 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
157 points/W
178 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
78 points/W
121 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
35 points/W
20 points/W
TOTAL
424 points/W
560 points/W

Performance/GHz
260
W3530
Test#1 (Integers)
1886 points/GHz
2450 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1939 points/GHz
1608 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
971 points/GHz
986 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
532 points/GHz
892 points/GHz
TOTAL
5328 points/GHz
5935 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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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