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Core i3-550 vs i3-6006U


Description
The i3-550 is based on Westmere architecture while the i3-6006U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-550 gets a score of 38.8 k points while the i3-6006U gets 47.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-6006U is 1.2 times faster than the i3-550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
20655
406e3
Core
Clarkdale
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
TDP
73 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
3072 kB
Date
May 2010
November 2016
Mean monothread perf.
18.69k points
31.3k points
Mean multithread perf.
38.8k points
68.38k points

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
i3-550
i3-6006U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.83k
7.28k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
5.3k
10.51k (x1.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.14k
2.81k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.43k
2.88k (x1.19)
TOTAL
18.69k
23.48k (x1.26)

Multithread

i3-550

i3-6006U
Test#1 (Integers)
16.25k
14.98k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
12.12k
23.68k (x1.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.01k
6.37k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.42k
2.43k (x1.01)
TOTAL
38.8k
47.46k (x1.22)

Performance/W
i3-550
i3-6006U
Test#1 (Integers)
223 points/W
998 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
1579 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
110 points/W
425 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
33 points/W
162 points/W
TOTAL
531 points/W
3164 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-550
i3-6006U
Test#1 (Integers)
2446 points/GHz
3640 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1655 points/GHz
5255 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
982 points/GHz
1404 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
759 points/GHz
1441 points/GHz
TOTAL
5842 points/GHz
11739 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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