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Core i5-8265U vs Xeon E5506


Description
The i5-8265U is based on Whiskey Lake architecture while the E5506 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8265U gets a score of 149.2 k points while the E5506 gets 90.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8265U is 1.7 times faster than the E5506 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806ec
106a5
Core
Whiskey Lake-U
Gainestown
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.6 GHz
2.133 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
2.133 GHz
Socket
BGA1528
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
4/8
4 /4
TDP
15 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
August 2018
March 2009
Mean monothread perf.
46.67k points
9.97k points
Mean multithread perf.
143.23k 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
i5-8265U
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
3.68k
1.21k (x0.33)
Test#2 (FP)
16.08k
2.75k (x0.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.99k
1.94k (x0.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.95k
0.78k (x0.1)
TOTAL
32.69k
6.68k (x0.2)

Multithread

i5-8265U

E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
14.29k
12.25k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
61.15k
25.55k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.53k
17.1k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.72k
5.01k (x1.35)
TOTAL
95.69k
59.9k (x0.63)

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
i5-8265U
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
13.6k
4.48k (x0.33)
Test#2 (FP)
20.03k
2.99k (x0.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.19k
1.81k (x0.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.05k
0.69k (x0.1)
TOTAL
45.87k
9.97k (x0.22)

Multithread

i5-8265U

E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
51.42k
41k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
77.48k
28.17k (x0.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.65k
17.4k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.69k
3.88k (x1.05)
TOTAL
149.24k
90.45k (x0.61)

Performance/W
i5-8265U
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
3428 points/W
513 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
5165 points/W
352 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1110 points/W
217 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
246 points/W
48 points/W
TOTAL
9949 points/W
1131 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8265U
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
3487 points/GHz
2099 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5135 points/GHz
1404 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1332 points/GHz
847 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1808 points/GHz
325 points/GHz
TOTAL
11762 points/GHz
4675 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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