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Core i3-6100 vs Xeon W3550


Description
The i3-6100 is based on Skylake architecture while the W3550 is based on .

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-6100 gets a score of 91.1 k points while the W3550 gets 73.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-6100 is 1.2 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
106a5
Core
Skylake-S
Bloomfield
Architecture
Skylake
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.066 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.333 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
4 /4
TDP
51 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2015
August 2009
Mean monothread perf.
52.84k points
20.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
112.28k 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
i3-6100
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
3.81k
2.3k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
15.65k
5.21k (x0.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.14k
3.31k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.28k
3.09k (x0.72)
TOTAL
28.89k
13.92k (x0.48)

Multithread

i3-6100

W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
7.75k
8.75k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
37.33k
19.8k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.13k
12.38k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.56k
6.17k (x1.73)
TOTAL
60.77k
47.09k (x0.77)

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
i3-6100
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
13.76k
8.34k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
19.96k
5.56k (x0.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.44k
3.26k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.4k
3.08k (x0.7)
TOTAL
43.55k
20.24k (x0.46)

Multithread

i3-6100

W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
28.99k
32.5k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
45.75k
21.59k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.72k
12.85k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.68k
6.27k (x1.71)
TOTAL
91.14k
73.21k (x0.8)

Performance/W
i3-6100
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
568 points/W
250 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
897 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
249 points/W
99 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
72 points/W
48 points/W
TOTAL
1787 points/W
563 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-6100
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
3719 points/GHz
2502 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5393 points/GHz
1669 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1469 points/GHz
978 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1189 points/GHz
925 points/GHz
TOTAL
11770 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.


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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