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Core i3-4160 vs Xeon W3550


Description
The i3-4160 is based on Haswell architecture while the W3550 is based on .

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 51.8 k points while the W3550 gets 47.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-4160 is 1.1 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
106a5
Core
Haswell
Bloomfield
Architecture
Haswell
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.066 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.333 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/4
4 /4
TDP
54 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
July 2014
August 2009
Mean monothread perf.
34.16k points
20.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
74k 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
i3-4160
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
2.3k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
10.33k
5.21k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
3.31k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.95k
3.09k (x0.78)
TOTAL
23.06k
13.92k (x0.6)

Multithread

i3-4160

W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
7.46k
8.75k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
26.62k
19.8k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.46k
12.38k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
6.17k (x0.98)
TOTAL
51.81k
47.09k (x0.91)

Performance/W
i3-4160
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
138 points/W
67 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
493 points/W
152 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
212 points/W
95 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
116 points/W
47 points/W
TOTAL
959 points/W
362 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4160
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
1148 points/GHz
690 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2869 points/GHz
1564 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1290 points/GHz
994 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1098 points/GHz
928 points/GHz
TOTAL
6405 points/GHz
4175 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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