Core i7-4790 vs Xeon W3550
Description
The i7-4790 is based on Haswell architecture while the W3550 is based on .
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 138.4 k points while the W3550 gets 73.2 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1.9 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 138.4 k points while the W3550 gets 73.2 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1.9 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
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.066 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.333 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
4/8
4 /4
TDP
84 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
May 2014
August 2009
Mean monothread perf.
44.73k points
20.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.89k 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
i7-4790
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
4.51k
2.3k (x0.51)
Test#2 (FP)
11.24k
5.21k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.03k
3.31k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
3.09k (x0.62)
TOTAL
25.8k
13.92k (x0.54)
Multithread
i7-4790
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
15.72k
8.75k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
54.99k
19.8k (x0.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.87k
12.38k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
6.17k (x1.13)
TOTAL
100.06k
47.09k (x0.47)
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
i7-4790
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
13.52k
8.34k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
11.94k
5.56k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.96k
3.26k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.84k
3.08k (x0.64)
TOTAL
35.25k
20.24k (x0.57)
Multithread
i7-4790
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
54.7k
32.5k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
52.41k
21.59k (x0.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.5k
12.85k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.77k
6.27k (x0.93)
TOTAL
138.37k
73.21k (x0.53)
Performance/W
i7-4790
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
651 points/W
250 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
624 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
292 points/W
99 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
81 points/W
48 points/W
TOTAL
1647 points/W
563 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-4790
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
3380 points/GHz
2502 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2986 points/GHz
1669 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1239 points/GHz
978 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1209 points/GHz
925 points/GHz
TOTAL
8813 points/GHz
6073 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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