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Core i5-7500 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550


Description
The i5-7500 is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the Q9550 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7500 gets a score of 154.8 k points while the Q9550 gets 49 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-7500 is 3.2 times faster than the Q9550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
1067a
Core
Kaby Lake-S
Yorkfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.833 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
2.833 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
128+128 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
12288 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
0 kB
Date
September 2016
March 2008
Mean monothread perf.
61.51k points
17.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
191.71k points
48.98k 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
i5-7500
Q9550
Test#1 (Integers)
3.87k
2.6k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
16.09k
6.67k (x0.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
2.72k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.97k
4.43k (x0.56)
TOTAL
33.04k
16.42k (x0.5)

Multithread

i5-7500

Q9550
Test#1 (Integers)
14.81k
9.92k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
61.51k
25.37k (x0.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.59k
10.31k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.68k
3.37k (x0.91)
TOTAL
99.59k
48.96k (x0.49)

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
i5-7500
Q9550
Test#1 (Integers)
14.09k
3.28k (x0.23)
Test#2 (FP)
19.8k
7.28k (x0.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.34k
2.83k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.45k
3.9k (x0.46)
TOTAL
47.67k
17.29k (x0.36)

Multithread

i5-7500

Q9550
Test#1 (Integers)
53.99k
11.72k (x0.22)
Test#2 (FP)
77.43k
24.91k (x0.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.81k
9.77k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.53k
2.57k (x1.01)
TOTAL
154.77k
48.98k (x0.32)

Performance/W
i5-7500
Q9550
Test#1 (Integers)
831 points/W
123 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1191 points/W
262 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
320 points/W
103 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
39 points/W
27 points/W
TOTAL
2381 points/W
516 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-7500
Q9550
Test#1 (Integers)
3707 points/GHz
1159 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5210 points/GHz
2568 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1406 points/GHz
1001 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2222 points/GHz
1375 points/GHz
TOTAL
12546 points/GHz
6103 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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