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Core i3-4160 vs Xeon E5506


Description
The i3-4160 is based on Haswell architecture while the E5506 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 51.8 k points while the E5506 gets 59.9 k points.

Summarizing, the E5506 is 1.2 times faster than the i3-4160 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
106a5
Core
Haswell
Gainestown
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.133 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/4
4 /4
TDP
54 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
July 2014
March 2009
Mean monothread perf.
34.16k points
9.97k points
Mean multithread perf.
74k points
90.45k 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
i3-4160
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
1.21k (x0.29)
Test#2 (FP)
10.33k
2.75k (x0.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
1.94k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.95k
0.78k (x0.2)
TOTAL
23.06k
6.68k (x0.29)

Multithread

i3-4160

E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
7.46k
12.25k (x1.64)
Test#2 (FP)
26.62k
25.55k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.46k
17.1k (x1.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
5.01k (x0.8)
TOTAL
51.81k
59.9k (x1.16)

Performance/W
i3-4160
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
138 points/W
153 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
493 points/W
319 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
212 points/W
214 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
116 points/W
63 points/W
TOTAL
959 points/W
749 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4160
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
1148 points/GHz
565 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2869 points/GHz
1291 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1290 points/GHz
910 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1098 points/GHz
366 points/GHz
TOTAL
6405 points/GHz
3132 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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