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Core i7-860 vs Xeon W3550


Description
The i7-860 is based on Nehalem architecture while the W3550 is based on .

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-860 gets a score of 75.4 k points while the W3550 gets 73.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-860 is 1 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106e5
106a5
Core
Lynnfield
Bloomfield
Architecture
Nehalem
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
3.066 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.467 GHz
3.333 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
4/8
4 /4
TDP
95 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2009
August 2009
Mean monothread perf.
19.19k points
20.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
75.43k 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
i7-860
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
2.15k
2.3k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
4.87k
5.21k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.82k
3.31k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
3.09k (x0.99)
TOTAL
12.97k
13.92k (x1.07)

Multithread

i7-860

W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
8.24k
8.75k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
21.63k
19.8k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.65k
12.38k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
6.17k (x1.23)
TOTAL
49.54k
47.09k (x0.95)

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
i7-860
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
7.87k
8.34k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
5.25k
5.56k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.94k
3.26k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
3.08k (x0.99)
TOTAL
19.19k
20.24k (x1.05)

Multithread

i7-860

W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
31.5k
32.5k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
23.47k
21.59k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.47k
12.85k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
6.27k (x1.26)
TOTAL
75.43k
73.21k (x0.97)

Performance/W
i7-860
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
332 points/W
250 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
247 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
163 points/W
99 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
52 points/W
48 points/W
TOTAL
794 points/W
563 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-860
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
2271 points/GHz
2502 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1514 points/GHz
1669 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
847 points/GHz
978 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
902 points/GHz
925 points/GHz
TOTAL
5534 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.


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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