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Core 2 Duo T6500 vs Xeon W3520


Description
The T6500 is based on Core architecture while the W3520 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the T6500 gets a score of 9.2 k points while the W3520 gets 73.2 k points.

Summarizing, the W3520 is 8 times faster than the T6500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
106a5
Core
Penryn-3M
Nehalem-WS
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
2.667 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.1 GHz
2.933 GHz
Socket
FC-PGA 478
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
4 /8
TDP
35 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+x4x32 kB
Cache L2
2048 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2009
March 2009
Mean monothread perf.
10.9k points
17.96k points
Mean multithread perf.
9.17k points
73.16k 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
T6500
W3520
Test#1 (Integers)
2.41k
7.35k (x3.05)
Test#2 (FP)
5.31k
4.89k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.04k
2.9k (x1.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.14k
2.82k (x2.47)
TOTAL
10.9k
17.96k (x1.65)

Multithread

T6500

W3520
Test#1 (Integers)
1.81k
29.69k (x16.36)
Test#2 (FP)
4.55k
22.26k (x4.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.58k
14.91k (x9.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.23k
6.29k (x5.14)
TOTAL
9.17k
73.16k (x7.98)

Performance/W
T6500
W3520
Test#1 (Integers)
52 points/W
228 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
130 points/W
171 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
45 points/W
115 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
35 points/W
48 points/W
TOTAL
262 points/W
563 points/W

Performance/GHz
T6500
W3520
Test#1 (Integers)
1148 points/GHz
2506 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2530 points/GHz
1669 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
972 points/GHz
989 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
542 points/GHz
960 points/GHz
TOTAL
5192 points/GHz
6123 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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