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Core i3-7100 vs Xeon W3550


Description
The i3-7100 is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the W3550 is based on .

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7100 gets a score of 94.6 k points while the W3550 gets 73.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-7100 is 1.3 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
106a5
Core
Kaby Lake-S
Bloomfield
Architecture
Kaby Lake
Base frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.066 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.333 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/4
4 /4
TDP
51 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
January 2017
August 2009
Mean monothread perf.
58.55k points
20.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
126.47k 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
i3-7100
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
4.01k
2.3k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
16.38k
5.21k (x0.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.31k
3.31k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.98k
3.09k (x0.78)
TOTAL
29.69k
13.92k (x0.47)

Multithread

i3-7100

W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
8.1k
8.75k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
38.7k
19.8k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.69k
12.38k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.76k
6.17k (x1.64)
TOTAL
63.24k
47.09k (x0.74)

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
i3-7100
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
14.04k
8.34k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
20.55k
5.56k (x0.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.41k
3.26k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.99k
3.08k (x0.77)
TOTAL
43.99k
20.24k (x0.46)

Multithread

i3-7100

W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
30.09k
32.5k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
47.84k
21.59k (x0.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.13k
12.85k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.52k
6.27k (x1.78)
TOTAL
94.59k
73.21k (x0.77)

Performance/W
i3-7100
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
590 points/W
250 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
938 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
258 points/W
99 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
69 points/W
48 points/W
TOTAL
1855 points/W
563 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-7100
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
3601 points/GHz
2502 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5268 points/GHz
1669 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1386 points/GHz
978 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1024 points/GHz
925 points/GHz
TOTAL
11279 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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