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Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Xeon W3530


Description
The E6600 is based on Core architecture while the W3530 is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E6600 gets a score of 16.1 k points while the W3530 gets 72.8 k points.

Summarizing, the W3530 is 4.5 times faster than the E6600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
6f6
106a5
Core
Conroe
Bloomfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.067 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
4 /4
TDP
65 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
8192 kB
Date
July 2006
March 2010
Mean monothread perf.
9.99k points
18.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
16.12k 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
E6600
W3530
Test#1 (Integers)
2.7k
7.51k (x2.78)
Test#2 (FP)
2.42k
4.93k (x2.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.41k
3.02k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.46k
2.74k (x1.11)
TOTAL
9.99k
18.2k (x1.82)

Multithread

E6600

W3530
Test#1 (Integers)
5.19k
31.33k (x6.04)
Test#2 (FP)
4.55k
23.11k (x5.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.6k
15.78k (x3.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.78k
2.55k (x1.43)
TOTAL
16.12k
72.77k (x4.52)

Performance/W
E6600
W3530
Test#1 (Integers)
80 points/W
241 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
70 points/W
178 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
71 points/W
121 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
27 points/W
20 points/W
TOTAL
248 points/W
560 points/W

Performance/GHz
E6600
W3530
Test#1 (Integers)
1125 points/GHz
2450 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1009 points/GHz
1608 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1005 points/GHz
986 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1025 points/GHz
892 points/GHz
TOTAL
4164 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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