Core i3-4170 vs Xeon E5506
Description
The i3-4170 is based on Haswell architecture while the E5506 is based on Nehalem.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4170 gets a score of 66.7 k points while the E5506 gets 90.4 k points.
Summarizing, the E5506 is 1.4 times faster than the i3-4170. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4170 gets a score of 66.7 k points while the E5506 gets 90.4 k points.
Summarizing, the E5506 is 1.4 times faster than the i3-4170. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306c3
106a5
Core
Haswell
Gainestown
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
2.133 GHz
Socket
LGA1150
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/4
4 /4
TDP
54 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
March 2015
March 2009
Mean monothread perf.
44.24k points
9.97k points
Mean multithread perf.
92.71k 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
i3-4170
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
4.24k
1.21k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
10.58k
2.75k (x0.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.87k
1.94k (x0.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.2k
0.78k (x0.19)
TOTAL
23.88k
6.68k (x0.28)
Multithread
i3-4170
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
7.7k
12.25k (x1.59)
Test#2 (FP)
27.14k
25.55k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.48k
17.1k (x1.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.68k
5.01k (x1.87)
TOTAL
49k
59.9k (x1.22)
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
i3-4170
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
13.1k
4.48k (x0.34)
Test#2 (FP)
11.68k
2.99k (x0.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.07k
1.81k (x0.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.19k
0.69k (x0.17)
TOTAL
34.04k
9.97k (x0.29)
Multithread
i3-4170
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
25.81k
41k (x1.59)
Test#2 (FP)
25k
28.17k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.96k
17.4k (x1.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.87k
3.88k (x1)
TOTAL
66.65k
90.45k (x1.36)
Performance/W
i3-4170
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
478 points/W
513 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
463 points/W
352 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
222 points/W
217 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
72 points/W
48 points/W
TOTAL
1234 points/W
1131 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-4170
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
3541 points/GHz
2099 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3157 points/GHz
1404 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1369 points/GHz
847 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1132 points/GHz
325 points/GHz
TOTAL
9199 points/GHz
4675 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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