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Core 2 Duo E4500 vs Xeon W3550


Description
The E4500 is based on Core architecture while the W3550 is based on .

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E4500 gets a score of 16 k points while the W3550 gets 73.2 k points.

Summarizing, the W3550 is 4.6 times faster than the E4500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
6fd
106a5
Core
Allendale
Bloomfield
Architecture
Core
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
3.066 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.2 GHz
3.333 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
4 /4
TDP
65 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
2048 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
8192 kB
Date
July 2007
August 2009
Mean monothread perf.
8.33k points
20.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
15.97k 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
E4500
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
2.2k
2.3k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
2.21k
5.21k (x2.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.21k
3.31k (x1.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.2k
3.09k (x2.58)
TOTAL
7.81k
13.92k (x1.78)

Multithread

E4500

W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
4.4k
8.75k (x1.99)
Test#2 (FP)
4.42k
19.8k (x4.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.45k
12.38k (x2.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.2k
6.17k (x5.16)
TOTAL
14.46k
47.09k (x3.26)

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
E4500
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
2.53k
8.34k (x3.3)
Test#2 (FP)
2.29k
5.56k (x2.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.31k
3.26k (x1.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.2k
3.08k (x2.58)
TOTAL
8.33k
20.24k (x2.43)

Multithread

E4500

W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
4.98k
32.5k (x6.52)
Test#2 (FP)
4.59k
21.59k (x4.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.63k
12.85k (x2.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.77k
6.27k (x3.55)
TOTAL
15.97k
73.21k (x4.59)

Performance/W
E4500
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
77 points/W
250 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
71 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
71 points/W
99 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
27 points/W
48 points/W
TOTAL
246 points/W
563 points/W

Performance/GHz
E4500
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
1149 points/GHz
2502 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1043 points/GHz
1669 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1050 points/GHz
978 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
544 points/GHz
925 points/GHz
TOTAL
3786 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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