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Core i7-920 vs Xeon W3530


Description
The i7-920 is based on Nehalem Westmere architecture while the W3530 is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-920 gets a score of 47.2 k points while the W3530 gets 72.8 k points.

Summarizing, the W3530 is 1.5 times faster than the i7-920 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
106a5
Core
Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Architecture
Nehalem Westmere
Base frecuency
2.667 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.993 GHz
3.067 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
4/8
4 /4
TDP
130 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
November 2008
March 2010
Mean monothread perf.
16.33k points
18.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
47.2k points
72.77k points

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
i7-920
W3530
Test#1 (Integers)
6.12k
7.51k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
4.76k
4.93k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.78k
3.02k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.67k
2.74k (x1.03)
TOTAL
16.33k
18.2k (x1.11)

Multithread

i7-920

W3530
Test#1 (Integers)
19.26k
31.33k (x1.63)
Test#2 (FP)
14.96k
23.11k (x1.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.05k
15.78k (x1.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.92k
2.55k (x0.52)
TOTAL
47.2k
72.77k (x1.54)

Performance/W
i7-920
W3530
Test#1 (Integers)
148 points/W
241 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
115 points/W
178 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
62 points/W
121 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
38 points/W
20 points/W
TOTAL
363 points/W
560 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-920
W3530
Test#1 (Integers)
2044 points/GHz
2450 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1591 points/GHz
1608 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
930 points/GHz
986 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
891 points/GHz
892 points/GHz
TOTAL
5457 points/GHz
5935 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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