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Core i5-6500 vs Xeon E5506


Description
The i5-6500 is based on Skylake architecture while the E5506 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6500 gets a score of 85 k points while the E5506 gets 59.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6500 is 1.4 times faster than the E5506 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
106a5
Core
Skylake-S
Gainestown
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.133 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.133 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
4/4
4 /4
TDP
65 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
September 2015
March 2009
Mean monothread perf.
53.7k points
9.97k points
Mean multithread perf.
179.44k 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
i5-6500
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
3.46k
1.21k (x0.35)
Test#2 (FP)
14.61k
2.75k (x0.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.66k
1.94k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.99k
0.78k (x0.11)
TOTAL
29.71k
6.68k (x0.22)

Multithread

i5-6500

E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
12.52k
12.25k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
51.13k
25.55k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.41k
17.1k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.9k
5.01k (x1.29)
TOTAL
84.96k
59.9k (x0.7)

Performance/W
i5-6500
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
193 points/W
153 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
787 points/W
319 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
268 points/W
214 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
60 points/W
63 points/W
TOTAL
1307 points/W
749 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6500
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
960 points/GHz
565 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4057 points/GHz
1291 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1294 points/GHz
910 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1942 points/GHz
366 points/GHz
TOTAL
8253 points/GHz
3132 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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