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Core i7-6560U vs Xeon W3550


Description
The i7-6560U is based on Skylake architecture while the W3550 is based on .

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6560U gets a score of 54 k points while the W3550 gets 47.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6560U is 1.1 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406e3
106a5
Core
Skylake-U
Bloomfield
Architecture
Skylake
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
3.066 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.333 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/4
4 /4
TDP
15 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2015
August 2009
Mean monothread perf.
52.96k points
20.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
107.01k 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
i7-6560U
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
3.29k
2.3k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
13.52k
5.21k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.24k
3.31k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.08k
3.09k (x0.44)
TOTAL
28.14k
13.92k (x0.49)

Multithread

i7-6560U

W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
6.49k
8.75k (x1.35)
Test#2 (FP)
31.11k
19.8k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.25k
12.38k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.16k
6.17k (x1)
TOTAL
54.01k
47.09k (x0.87)

Performance/W
i7-6560U
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
433 points/W
67 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2074 points/W
152 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
683 points/W
95 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
411 points/W
47 points/W
TOTAL
3601 points/W
362 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6560U
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
1028 points/GHz
690 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4226 points/GHz
1564 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1324 points/GHz
994 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2214 points/GHz
928 points/GHz
TOTAL
8793 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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