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Core i7-4720HQ vs Xeon W3550


Description
The i7-4720HQ is based on Haswell architecture while the W3550 is based on .

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4720HQ gets a score of 71.7 k points while the W3550 gets 47.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4720HQ is 1.5 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
106a5
Core
Haswell
Bloomfield
Architecture
Haswell
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.066 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.333 GHz
Socket
BGA1364
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
4/8
4 /4
TDP
47 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
January 2015
August 2009
Mean monothread perf.
40.12k points
20.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
132.35k 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
i7-4720HQ
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
3.79k
2.3k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
9.64k
5.21k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.34k
3.31k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.76k
3.09k (x0.82)
TOTAL
21.53k
13.92k (x0.65)

Multithread

i7-4720HQ

W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
11.66k
8.75k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
37.71k
19.8k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.38k
12.38k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.94k
6.17k (x1.04)
TOTAL
71.69k
47.09k (x0.66)

Performance/W
i7-4720HQ
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
248 points/W
67 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
802 points/W
152 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
348 points/W
95 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
126 points/W
47 points/W
TOTAL
1525 points/W
362 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4720HQ
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
1053 points/GHz
690 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2677 points/GHz
1564 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1206 points/GHz
994 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1044 points/GHz
928 points/GHz
TOTAL
5980 points/GHz
4175 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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